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Pagosa Peak Open School

Serves grades KG - 8

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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
7 Parelli Way
Pagosa Springs, CO 81147
Phone
(970) 317-2151
District
Archuleta County School District No. 50 Jt
County
ARCHULETA COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
Yes
Students Enrolled
106
Classroom Teachers
6

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Colorado

2

(10 is best)

Better than 15.8% of all CO schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Pagosa Peak Open School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
20%
38%
26%
42%
13%
35%
    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
15
16
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 15 14.2%
Grade 1 25 23.6%
Grade 2 12 11.3%
Grade 3 6 5.7%
Grade 4 22 20.8%
Grade 5 9 8.5%
Grade 6 4 3.8%
Grade 7 5 4.7%
Grade 8 8 7.5%
Total 106 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 69.3% 56.4% 52.8%
Black 0.0% 0.6% 4.9%
Hispanic 28.7% 36.3% 37.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.6% 3.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 2.0% 6.2% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 50.0% 59.8% 44.2%
Free lunch eligible 49.1% 52.1% 38.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.9% 7.7% 5.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 13,036 5,877,610
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 8.3 56
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 3.5% 5.4%
5-19 YEARS OLD 15.1% 18.5%
20-44 YEARS OLD 24.9% 36.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 28.6% 24.3%
65 OR OLDER 27.9% 15.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 5,620 2,325,576
Single Parent Households With Children 4.1% 6.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 96.5% 92.8%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 41.7% 44.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 16.2% 27.1%
$100,000 - $149,999 21.1% 19.3%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.0% 13.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.8% 15.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 14.5% 11.5%
$15,000 - $29,999 10.9% 7.7%
$15,000 or less 5.6% 6.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,963 $11,169,000 47.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $718 $1,152,000 4.9%
Staff $259 $416,000 1.8%
General Administration $691 $1,108,000 4.7%
School Administration $856 $1,373,000 5.8%
Operation $1,384 $2,220,000 9.4%
Transportation $691 $1,108,000 4.7%
Other $976 $1,565,000 6.6%
Total Support $5,575 $8,942,000 37.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,247 $3,604,000 15.2%
Total Expenditures $14,785 $23,715,000 100.0%
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%