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Durango Big Picture 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
215 East 12 Th Street
Durango, CO 81301
Phone
(970) 259-0203
District
Durango School District No. 9-R
County
LA PLATA COUNTY
Type of School
Other
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
86
Classroom Teachers
7

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Colorado

6

(10 is best)

Better than 55.6% of all CO schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Durango Big Picture High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
47%
40%
47%
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 19 22.1%
Grade 10 30 34.9%
Grade 11 20 23.3%
Grade 12 17 19.8%
Total 86 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 69.4% 69.5% 53.6%
Black 1.2% 0.9% 4.9%
Hispanic 24.7% 23.2% 37.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 1.0% 3.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 4.7% 5.4% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 32.6% 29.3% 38.7%
Free lunch eligible 32.6% 25.1% 31.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 4.1% 6.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 41,859 5,839,926
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 38.8 56
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.4% 5.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 16.7% 18.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD 33.3% 36.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.8% 24.4%
65 OR OLDER 19.8% 14.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 17,102 2,278,044
Single Parent Households With Children 5.6% 6.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 95.9% 92.5%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 51.0% 43.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 21.4% 24.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 17.4% 19.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.3% 13.2%
$50,000 - $74,999 13.8% 15.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 13.8% 12.3%
$15,000 - $29,999 14.1% 8.3%
$15,000 or less 5.2% 6.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,320 $29,007,000 38.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $654 $3,563,000 4.7%
Staff $622 $3,391,000 4.5%
General Administration $255 $1,392,000 1.9%
School Administration $656 $3,576,000 4.8%
Operation $1,088 $5,933,000 7.9%
Transportation $292 $1,594,000 2.1%
Other $3,615 $19,707,000 26.2%
Total Support $7,182 $39,156,000 52.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,271 $6,929,000 9.2%
Total Expenditures $13,773 $75,092,000 100.0%
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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