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Horizons Exploratory Academy School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
310 E 9 Th Street
Salida, CO 81201
Phone
(719) 530-5252
District
Salida School District No. R-32
County
CHAFFEE COUNTY
Type of School
Other
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
38
Classroom Teachers
4

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Colorado

No Data

(10 is best)

Better than ×% of all CO schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

No Data

(10 is best)

Horizons Exploratory Academy School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

50 40 30 20 10 0
No Data
40%
No Data
46%
No Data
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
11
15
16
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 7 18.4%
Grade 10 7 18.4%
Grade 11 10 26.3%
Grade 12 14 36.8%
Total 38 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 88.9% 83.3% 53.6%
Black 2.8% 0.5% 4.9%
Hispanic 8.3% 15.5% 37.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.4% 3.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.2% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 44.7% 35.2% 38.7%
Free lunch eligible 39.5% 31.2% 31.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 5.3% 4.0% 6.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 10,474 5,877,610
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 22.3 56
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.6% 5.4%
5-19 YEARS OLD 13.5% 18.5%
20-44 YEARS OLD 30.0% 36.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 27.5% 24.3%
65 OR OLDER 24.4% 15.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 5,142 2,325,576
Single Parent Households With Children 6.5% 6.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 97.2% 92.8%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 50.5% 44.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 21.2% 27.1%
$100,000 - $149,999 15.1% 19.3%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.3% 13.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 19.6% 15.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 16.9% 11.5%
$15,000 - $29,999 6.9% 7.7%
$15,000 or less 9.0% 6.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,021 $9,282,000 42.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $877 $1,159,000 5.3%
Staff $950 $1,256,000 5.7%
General Administration $660 $873,000 4.0%
School Administration $764 $1,010,000 4.6%
Operation $1,230 $1,626,000 7.4%
Transportation $370 $489,000 2.2%
Other $1,089 $1,440,000 6.6%
Total Support $5,940 $7,853,000 35.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,570 $4,719,000 21.6%
Total Expenditures $16,531 $21,854,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,644 $5,785,874,000 42.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $874 $761,220,000 5.6%
Staff $718 $624,884,000 4.6%
General Administration $235 $204,477,000 1.5%
School Administration $930 $810,034,000 5.9%
Operation $1,222 $1,064,273,000 7.8%
Transportation $313 $272,720,000 2.0%
Other $989 $861,569,000 6.3%
Total Support $5,281 $4,599,177,000 33.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,809 $3,316,801,000 24.2%
Total Expenditures $15,734 $13,701,852,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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