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Durango School District 9-R is Southwest Colorado's largest school district with about 5,000 students enrolled.

• Regular assessments demonstrate that Durango students consistently outperform students statewide on standardized tests in reading, writing, math, and science.
• Seven elementary schools teach children in kindergarten through fifth grade.
• Six of the seven schools offer a pre-school program.
• Three elementary schools are located within Durango city limits; the other four are located throughout western La Plata County.
• There are two middle schools in Durango, sixth through eighth grade.
• A comprehensive high school, also in Durango, grades 9-12.
• Student-to-teacher ratio district wide is 13-to-1, including regular classroom teachers, aides, and specialists.
• The average elementary class has 20 students.

Durango School District 9-R

201 E 12th St. Durango, CO 81301
970.247.5411

Bayfield School District

24 Clover Drive
Bayfield, CO 81122
970.884.2496

Ignacio School District 11

315 Ignacio St.
Ignacio, CO 81137
(970) 563-9434

Fort Lewis College

1000 Rim Drive  Durango, CO 81301 (877)FLC-COLO

Pueblo community College

701 Camino del Rio Durango
970 247-2929

Durango Montessori

1309 E 3rd Ave #6
970-769-3590

Grace Prepatory Academy K-12

83 Davidson Creek Rd Durango
970-385-7544

St. Columba Catholic School K-5

1801 E 2rd Ave Durango
970-247-5527

Columbine Christian School K-8

1775 Florida Rd Durango
970-259-1189

Colorado Timberline Academy

Animas High School

3206 Main Avenue, Durango
970 247-2474

Why we live and learn in Durango:

    Ranked 3rd on the list of America’s Dreamtowns: Bizjournals.com. 2006
    Voted Best Mountain Biking Town: Outside Magazine 2006
    Named a Place to Live and Play: Adventure Magazine 2006
   Ranked #1 Micropolitan Community: Colorado College Rocky Mountain Report