High Schools in Buena Vista School District No. R-31

Summary:

The Buena Vista School District No. R-31 in Colorado is home to two high schools: Buena Vista High School and Chaffee County High School. While Buena Vista High School has a larger enrollment of 271 students, Chaffee County High School serves a smaller population of 12 students.

Buena Vista High School is ranked 147 out of 328 Colorado high schools and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. It boasts a relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 84.2% and a low dropout rate of 1.9%. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate is high at 27.7%. Academically, Buena Vista High School outperforms the state average in PSAT9 Reading and Writing, but underperforms in PSAT9 Mathematics.

In contrast, Chaffee County High School is ranked 279 out of 369 Colorado high schools and has a 1-star rating. Despite its smaller size, Chaffee County High School shares the same 4-year graduation rate and dropout rate as Buena Vista High School. Both schools also have the same high chronic absenteeism rate of 27.7%. However, Chaffee County High School serves a more economically disadvantaged student population, with 75% of its students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, compared to 34.32% at Buena Vista High School.

District Detail

113 North Court Street
Buena Vista, CO 81211

(719) 395-7006

SchoolDigger Rank:
45^th of 115 Colorado districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 925

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 2
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking ()				PSAT9 Reading and Writing (2025)	PSAT9 Mathematics (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT9 Reading and Writing 9th Grade	PSAT9 Mathematics 9th Grade	Total
Buena Vista High School	Public	9-12	559 Railroad	Buena Vista	81211	Chaffee County	Buena Vista School District No. R-31	No	No	No	No	(719) 395-7100	256	23	11.3	35.2%	202 (78.9%)	2 (0.8%)	40 (15.6%)	4 (1.6%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	51.1	147^th of 328 public high schools	55.2%					(n/a)	73.0	30.0	$18,506
Chaffee County High School	Public	7-12	613 East Main Street	Buena Vista	81211	Chaffee County	Buena Vista School District No. R-31	No	No	No	No	(719) 395-4064	15	1	12.0	73.3%	8 (53.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (13.3%)								(n/a)			$28,160

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Salida School District No. R-32	22.06 mi	6
State Charter School Institute	22.21 mi	52	50^th
Park County School District No. Re-2	27.7 mi	5	62^nd
Lake County School District No. R-1	29.74 mi	4
Fremont Re-3	39.66 mi	2

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Colorado Department of Education.

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