Colorado Rocky Mountain School
Carbondale · CO · Private independent
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Liberty Classical Academy → Paonia Experiential Leadership Academy → High Mountain Institute → Vail Mountain School → The Peak School → Steamboat Mountain School → Telluride Mountain School → September School →How Colorado Rocky Mountain School compares for families
What families should know about Colorado Rocky Mountain School.
- ▸ LocallyCO students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+4 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Liberty Classical Academy, Paonia Experiential Leadership Academy, High Mountain Institute and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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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.
Their published college list
Colleges the school lists for its graduates
Colorado Rocky Mountain School publishes a list of colleges for its graduates. What follows is copied from that document — 87 colleges, in the document's own order.
The document does not state a class year for this list.
and 57 more
These are the colleges the school published for its graduates.
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Independently verified As published by Colorado Rocky Mountain School — CRMS College Counseling webpage — "College Acceptances" list ↗. Found at: "College Acceptances" sidebar list on the College Counseling page.
Enrollment trend & projection
Private school enrollment comes from the NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS), which is collected every other year — not annually like public-school data. The most recent published collection is 2021–22; NCES targeted spring 2026 for the 2023–24 release — we'll load it as soon as it's published.
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +2.2%/year, projecting from 2022's 182 students:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Classical Academy New Castle |
Private | 20.0 | 117 | +14.7% |
| Paonia Experiential Leadership Academy Paonia |
Private | 43.4 | 26 | — |
| High Mountain Institute Leadville |
Private | 47.2 | 96 | +0.0% |
| Vail Mountain School Vail |
Private | 51.1 | 444 | +3.0% |
| The Peak School Frisco |
Private | 61.1 | 83 | +33.9% |
| Steamboat Mountain School Steamboat Springs |
Private | 77.4 | 158 | — |
| Telluride Mountain School Telluride |
Private | 107.0 | 108 | +9.1% |
| September School Boulder |
Private | 110.7 | 74 | — |