Telluride Mountain School
Telluride · CO · Private independent · K-12 combined
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Colorado Timberline Academy → Paonia Experiential Leadership Academy → Colorado Rocky Mountain School → High Mountain Institute → Vail Mountain School → The Peak School → The Colorado Springs School → Kishami Academy →How Telluride Mountain School compares for families
What families should know about Telluride Mountain School.
- ▸ LocallyCO students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+4 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Colorado Timberline Academy, Paonia Experiential Leadership Academy, Colorado Rocky Mountain School 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.
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 108 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Timberline Academy Durango |
Private | 34.6 | 33 | — |
| Paonia Experiential Leadership Academy Paonia |
Private | 64.0 | 26 | — |
| Colorado Rocky Mountain School Carbondale |
Private | 107.0 | 182 | +9.0% |
| High Mountain Institute Leadville |
Private | 120.8 | 96 | +0.0% |
| Vail Mountain School Vail |
Private | 144.4 | 444 | +3.0% |
| The Peak School Frisco |
Private | 147.7 | 83 | +33.9% |
| The Colorado Springs School Colorado Springs |
Private | 174.6 | 286 | +6.3% |
| Kishami Academy Colorado Springs |
Private | 178.5 | 8 | — |