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Buena Vista High School

Serves grades 9 - 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 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
559 Railroad
Buena Vista, CO 81211
Phone
(719) 395-7100
District
Buena Vista School District No. R-31
County
CHAFFEE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
274
Classroom Teachers
23

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)

Buena Vista High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

50 40 30 20 10 0
No Data
40%
No Data
46%
No Data
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
12
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 9 83 30.3%
Grade 10 51 18.6%
Grade 11 71 25.9%
Grade 12 69 25.2%
Total 274 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 80.4% 84.3% 53.6%
Black 0.8% 0.4% 4.9%
Hispanic 17.0% 13.5% 37.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.1% 1.1% 3.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.8% 0.7% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 21.9% 28.1% 38.7%
Free lunch eligible 15.7% 20.3% 31.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 6.2% 7.8% 6.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 9,765 5,839,926
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 14.5 56
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 2.5% 5.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 11.5% 18.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD 32.0% 36.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 28.9% 24.4%
65 OR OLDER 25.1% 14.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 4,171 2,278,044
Single Parent Households With Children 5.3% 6.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 91.2% 92.5%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 37.2% 43.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 17.9% 24.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 11.3% 19.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.1% 13.2%
$50,000 - $74,999 25.8% 15.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 13.5% 12.3%
$15,000 - $29,999 7.6% 8.3%
$15,000 or less 10.7% 6.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,887 $8,139,000 33.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $581 $600,000 2.5%
Staff $784 $809,000 3.3%
General Administration $478 $493,000 2.0%
School Administration $684 $706,000 2.9%
Operation $1,378 $1,422,000 5.9%
Transportation $454 $469,000 1.9%
Other $717 $740,000 3.0%
Total Support $5,077 $5,239,000 21.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $10,579 $10,918,000 44.9%
Total Expenditures $23,543 $24,296,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,644 $5,785,874,000 42.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $874 $761,220,000 5.6%
Staff $718 $624,884,000 4.6%
General Administration $235 $204,477,000 1.5%
School Administration $930 $810,034,000 5.9%
Operation $1,222 $1,064,273,000 7.8%
Transportation $313 $272,720,000 2.0%
Other $989 $861,569,000 6.3%
Total Support $5,281 $4,599,177,000 33.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,809 $3,316,801,000 24.2%
Total Expenditures $15,734 $13,701,852,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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