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Delta High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

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 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
1400 Pioneer Road
Delta, CO 81416
Phone
(970) 874-8031
District
Delta County Joint District No. 50
County
DELTA COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
628
Classroom Teachers
38

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Colorado

6

(10 is best)

Better than 53.7% of all CO schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Better than 60.0% of all U.S. schools.


Delta High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 9

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
44%
44%
49%
50%
39%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 11

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
39%
39%
48%
47%
29%
32%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
17
17
16
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 164 26.1%
Grade 10 169 26.9%
Grade 11 164 26.1%
Grade 12 131 20.9%
Total 628 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 62.9% 73.5% 53.6%
Black 0.3% 0.2% 4.9%
Hispanic 33.6% 25.0% 37.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.7% 1.0% 3.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.5% 0.4% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 46.3% 52.6% 38.7%
Free lunch eligible 34.9% 40.9% 31.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 11.5% 11.8% 6.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 31,450 5,839,926
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 17.9 56
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.4% 5.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 17.6% 18.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD 24.9% 36.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.1% 24.4%
65 OR OLDER 27.0% 14.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 12,403 2,278,044
Single Parent Households With Children 4.8% 6.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 90.0% 92.5%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 24.6% 43.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 9.1% 24.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 14.4% 19.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.7% 13.2%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.2% 15.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 17.7% 12.3%
$15,000 - $29,999 17.2% 8.3%
$15,000 or less 9.7% 6.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,437 $29,559,000 48.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $620 $2,849,000 4.7%
Staff $668 $3,066,000 5.0%
General Administration $117 $537,000 0.9%
School Administration $1,028 $4,721,000 7.7%
Operation $1,088 $4,997,000 8.2%
Transportation $322 $1,480,000 2.4%
Other $922 $4,235,000 6.9%
Total Support $4,766 $21,885,000 35.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,068 $9,497,000 15.6%
Total Expenditures $13,271 $60,941,000 100.0%
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%