Black Canyon High School
MONTROSE · CO · Montrose County School District Re-1J · Public
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Vista Charter School → Outer Range → Ridgway High School → Grand Mesa Choice Academy → Olathe Middle/High School → Durango Big Picture High School → Mesa Valley Community School → Del Norte High Jr./Sr. High School →How Black Canyon High School compares for families
What families should know about Black Canyon High School.
- ▸ LocallyCO students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+4 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Vista Charter School, Outer Range, Ridgway High School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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🏛️ Federal Title I context
High-poverty school
Title I Schoolwide eligible
≥75% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. These schools qualify for the highest tier of federal Title I funding and typically receive extra wraparound services. Academic outcomes vary widely — check the state assessment + grad-rate tiles.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
🏛️ Your state's public flagship
University of Colorado Boulder
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $25,346/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -6.3%/year, projecting from 2024's 100 students:
A small or specialty program — naive trend math doesn't capture the school's full picture. Read the trend as directional, not predictive.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vista Charter School MONTROSE |
Public · charter | 0.8 | 188 | +20.5% |
| Outer Range MONTROSE |
Public | 0.3 | — | — |
| Ridgway High School RIDGWAY |
Public | 22.3 | 97 | -9.3% |
| Grand Mesa Choice Academy DELTA |
Public | 20.3 | 67 | -17.3% |
| Olathe Middle/High School OLATHE |
Public | 10.7 | 283 | +4.0% |
| Durango Big Picture High School DURANGO |
Public | 83.0 | 99 | +17.9% |
| Mesa Valley Community School GRAND JUNCTION |
Public · charter | 57.7 | 107 | -1.8% |
| Del Norte High Jr./Sr. High School DEL NORTE |
Public | 99.9 | 114 | +1.8% |