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La Junta Jr/sr High School

Serves grades 7 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
1817 Smithland Ave
La Junta, CO 81050
Phone
(719) 384-4467
District
East Otero School District No. R1
County
OTERO COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
504
Classroom Teachers
28

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Colorado

No Data

(10 is best)

Better than ×% of all CO schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

No Data

(10 is best)

La Junta Jr/sr High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

50 40 30 20 10 0
No Data
39%
No Data
46%
No Data
32%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 15 10 5 0
18
14
16
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 7 97 19.2%
Grade 8 96 19.0%
Grade 9 88 17.5%
Grade 10 86 17.1%
Grade 11 70 13.9%
Grade 12 67 13.3%
Total 504 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 24.2% 25.6% 52.8%
Black 0.6% 0.6% 4.9%
Hispanic 73.1% 72.6% 37.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.4% 0.2% 3.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.6% 1.0% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 74.2% 79.6% 44.2%
Free lunch eligible 68.1% 73.2% 38.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 6.2% 6.4% 5.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 8,549 5,877,610
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 11.8 56
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.7% 5.4%
5-19 YEARS OLD 17.7% 18.5%
20-44 YEARS OLD 30.3% 36.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 23.5% 24.3%
65 OR OLDER 21.9% 15.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 3,751 2,325,576
Single Parent Households With Children 6.8% 6.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 84.1% 92.8%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 17.3% 44.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 6.9% 27.1%
$100,000 - $149,999 16.8% 19.3%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.2% 13.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.3% 15.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 21.5% 11.5%
$15,000 - $29,999 14.0% 7.7%
$15,000 or less 10.2% 6.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,942 $10,531,000 47.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,097 $1,454,000 6.6%
Staff $176 $234,000 1.1%
General Administration $261 $346,000 1.6%
School Administration $903 $1,197,000 5.4%
Operation $1,419 $1,882,000 8.5%
Transportation $281 $373,000 1.7%
Other $781 $1,036,000 4.7%
Total Support $4,919 $6,522,000 29.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,774 $5,004,000 22.7%
Total Expenditures $16,634 $22,057,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,295 $6,314,971,000 43.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $982 $850,487,000 5.8%
Staff $763 $660,846,000 4.5%
General Administration $255 $220,670,000 1.5%
School Administration $1,021 $883,486,000 6.0%
Operation $1,308 $1,132,259,000 7.7%
Transportation $386 $334,413,000 2.3%
Other $1,045 $904,664,000 6.2%
Total Support $5,761 $4,986,825,000 34.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,829 $3,314,493,000 22.7%
Total Expenditures $16,885 $14,616,289,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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