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Platte Canyon 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 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
57243 Us Highway 285
Bailey, CO 80421
Phone
(303) 838-7666
District
PLATTE CANYON SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1 OF THE COUNTY OF PARK
County
PARK COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
251
Classroom Teachers
15

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Colorado

7

(10 is best)

Better than 68.7% of all CO schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Platte Canyon High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 9

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
62%
52%
64%
64%
60%
40%
62%
52%
64%
64%
60%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 10

80 60 40 20 0
51%
52%
66%
66%
35%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 11

80 60 40 20 0
51%
45%
67%
56%
35%
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
16
15
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 62 24.7%
Grade 10 68 27.1%
Grade 11 65 25.9%
Grade 12 56 22.3%
Total 251 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 81.0% 85.8% 54.4%
Black 0.0% 0.0% 4.9%
Hispanic 17.7% 13.4% 36.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.4% 0.3% 3.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.8% 0.5% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 14.3% 17.0% 35.6%
Free lunch eligible 13.1% 15.2% 29.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 1.2% 1.8% 6.1%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 10,330 5,839,926
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 32.8 55
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 3.7% 5.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 15.0% 18.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD 25.5% 36.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 37.1% 24.4%
65 OR OLDER 18.8% 14.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 3,972 2,278,044
Single Parent Households With Children 2.2% 6.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 97.7% 92.5%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 34.2% 43.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 22.4% 24.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 22.6% 19.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 16.0% 13.2%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.4% 15.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 10.1% 12.3%
$15,000 - $29,999 8.5% 8.3%
$15,000 or less 4.0% 6.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,135 $5,454,015 50.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $297 $264,033 2.5%
Staff $412 $366,268 3.4%
General Administration $196 $174,244 1.6%
School Administration $951 $845,439 7.9%
Operation $1,172 $1,041,908 9.7%
Transportation $678 $602,742 5.6%
Other $717 $637,413 5.9%
Total Support $4,422 $3,931,158 36.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,522 $1,353,058 12.6%
Total Expenditures $12,079 $10,738,231 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,511 $5,733,964,028 43.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $787 $692,995,232 5.2%
Staff $723 $636,248,216 4.8%
General Administration $216 $190,074,883 1.4%
School Administration $912 $803,497,511 6.1%
Operation $1,111 $978,393,612 7.4%
Transportation $351 $308,740,393 2.3%
Other $904 $795,691,712 6.0%
Total Support $5,003 $4,405,468,345 33.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,500 $3,082,398,597 23.3%
Total Expenditures $15,015 $13,221,799,540 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%

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