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 →Keep this page current
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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.
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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% |
At a glance
JSON · Using this page with an AI assistantBlack Canyon High School is a public high school in Montrose, CO, enrolling 100 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.
Questions families ask
How many students attend Black Canyon High School? Black Canyon High School is a public high school in Montrose, CO, enrolling 100 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
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