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Grand Junction High School

1400 N 5th St, Grand Junction, CO, 81501-7566 -

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Definition of Terms

Grand Junction High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Mesa County, CO

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1649 students

% Male / % Female

48% / 52%

Total Classroom Teachers

87 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 469 students

Grade 10 - 452 students

Grade 11 - 406 students

Grade 12 - 322 students

This School

(CO) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:19

1:17

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(CO) School Average

% American Indian	2%	2%
% Asian	1%	2%
% Hispanic	16%	26%
% Black	1%	5%
% White	80%	66%

Additional Student Information

This School

(CO) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

27%

19%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

(CO) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Mesa County Valley 51 School District

This School's Agency

(CO) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	39	3
Number of Students Managed	20,934 students	677 students
District Total Revenue	$162,446,000	$6,335,000
District Expenditure	$165,858,000	$6,229,000
District Revenue / Student	$7,760	$9,357
District Expenditure / Student	$7,923	$9,201
District Graduation Rates	n/a	n/a

Children try to help others far away (The Daily Sentinel)
posted on November 18, 2009 at 06:17:35 am
Chipeta and Dos Rios elementary school students will affect the lives of their classmates and kids nearly 10,000 miles away with their next fundraiser.
Kids Voting: Student opinion poll (The Daily Sentinel)
posted on November 16, 2009 at 07:47:23 pm
On Nov. 3, kids voted along with adults. In Mesa County, 9,856 students cast their votes for term limits and school board candidates through the Kids Voting Mesa County program — a record turnout in an off-year election.
'I'm a realist,' Penry says of ending his bid (The Daily Sentinel)
posted on November 11, 2009 at 05:52:09 am
DENVER — Soon after the Republican victories last week in New Jersey and Virginia, two Grand Junction Republicans running for the governorship of Colorado were on stage at Colorado Christian University waging their own political battle.
Chaparral takes control easy, rolls past Grand Junction in 5A playoffs (The Daily Sentinel)
posted on November 8, 2009 at 06:17:58 am
Things went against the Grand Junction High School football team from the start Saturday in the first round of the Class 5A playoffs.
GJ's season finally takes shape (The Daily Sentinel)
posted on November 7, 2009 at 06:27:38 am
In many ways, the Grand Junction High School football team is starting to look like the outfit it thought it could be.

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Grand Junction High School is a high school located in Grand Junction, Colorado. It is part of the Mesa County Valley School District 51.
As of 2006, the student-teacher ratio is about 19:1
Athletics
Grand Junction's athletic rival is Fruita Monument High School. Some of the athletics Grand Junction offers are:
Baseball
Basketball (Boys' and Girls')
Cheerleading
Cross Country (Boys' and Girls')
Football
Golf (Boys' and Girls')
Pom Squad
Soccer (Boys' and Girls')
Softball
Swimming (Boys' and Girls')
Tennis (Boys' and Girls')
Track (Boys' and Girls')
Volleyball
Wrestling
The Orange and Black
Grand Junction High School's student-run newspaper is the Orange and Black, a monthly, color newsmagazine published 7-9 times a year. The paper is consistently regarded as one of the best student-run, high school newspapers in the nation, having won several awards from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association and the Colorado High School Press Association. In November 2007 it was awarded a Pacemaker by the National Scholastic Press Association, which is one of the highest national honors for high school journalism.
Notable alumni
Kam Heskin - Actress [1]
Bill Musgrave - NFL quarterback
Andrew Walter - NFL quarterback for Oakland Raiders
Marques Harris - NFL linebacker for San Diego Chargers
Dalton Trumbo - Hollywood screenwriter
See also
List of high schools in Colorado
List of high schools in Mesa County, Colorado
External links
Official site
Mesa County Valley School District official Web site
GJHSnews.com (The Orange and Black Web site)

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About This Zip Code (81501)

School Zip (81501)

(CO) State Average

Population (Approximate)

20,743 people

4,157,972 people

% (age 25+) w/College Degree

28%

33%

Population Average Age

34 years old

34 years old

Average Household size

2.1 persons

2.5 persons

Median Household Income

$24,771

$49,703

Avg. # of Rooms in Household

4.6 rooms

5.7 rooms

Median Age of Housing Structure

51 years old

35 years old

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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (81501)

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% Owning / % Renting

48% / 52%

67% / 33%

Nearby Schools:

1. R-5 High School - 286 students - 0.7 mi. away - view location
2. School Without Walls - 46 students - 0.7 mi. away - view location
3. Valley School - 317 students - 3.1 mi. away - view location
4. Deep River School - 81 students - 3.2 mi. away - view location
5. Central High School - 1645 students - 5.6 mi. away - view location

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