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Schools in Lake City

Lake City’s public schools

Hinsdale County School District RE-1 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lake City. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/1schools above Colorado’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 95% of students in Colorado’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
24%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$29.3K
▲ 85% vs CO $15.9K
FY2024
Students per teacher
6.9
CO 16.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
75 students on the public path
In brief

Lake City’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Lake City’s 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of Colorado’s 1,665 public schools. Lake City Community School places highest (better than 68%); Lake City Community School lowest (68%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Lake City, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–12Lake City Community SchoolHinsdale County School District RE-1B+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Hinsdale County School District RE-1.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Hinsdale County School District RE-1Grades PK–12 · 1 schools · 75 students, up 15% since 2020–21 · 6.9 per teacher (CO 16.3)
$29,329CO $15,889 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading44%
State average 44.9% · 42 students tested
Math24%
State average 31.8% · 42 students tested

Lake City vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Colorado towns that share Lake City’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Lake City—Hinsdale County School District RE-1

Every school in Lake City

1 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Colorado’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Lake Cityby address
Lake City Community School
Grades PK–12
B+
75 students7:1Rate it →

Questions about Lake City’s schools

Are Lake City’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Lake City. Hinsdale County School District RE-1 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lake City. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of Colorado’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Lake City in?

Hinsdale County School District RE-1.

Where do Lake City kids go to high school?

Lake City Community School.

Parents talk

What Lake City families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.