County / FIPS 08067
La Plata County
Colorado
La Plata County runs 24 public schools reporting to NCES. It also has 2 Medicare-certified hospitals reporting to CMS, of which 1 carry an overall star rating.
At a glance
Public schools
24
Hospitals
2
With a star rating
1
Land area
1,690
Federal money
Obligations recorded against a place of performance in La Plata County. An obligation is a legal commitment to pay, not cash out the door — outlays follow later, sometimes by years.
Obligations, FY2025
$466.5M
Per resident
$8,384
Change since FY2021
+17%
Fiscal years covered
5
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| Period | Obligations |
|---|---|
| 2021 | $399M |
| 2022 | $330M |
| 2023 | $413M |
| 2024 | $388M |
| 2025 | $466M |
Figures are nominal — not adjusted for inflation — because USAspending publishes them that way and adjusting them here would mean this site had edited a government figure. The per-resident figure divides by the 2020 decennial count, which is the population USAspending carries; a 2020 denominator against 2025 spending overstates per-head figures wherever a place has grown since. La Plata County ranks 915th of 3,233 on this measure in FY2025.
Hospitals in La Plata County
| Hospital | City | CMS rating |
|---|---|---|
| Mercy Regional Medical Center | Durango | |
| Animas Surgical Hospital, Llc | Durango | Not rated |
Public schools in La Plata County
Enrollment is the most recent year NCES published.
| School | District | City | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Animas Valley Elementary School | Durango School District No. 9-R | Durango | 188 |
| Bayfield High School | Bayfield School District No. 10jt-R | Bayfield | 423 |
| Bayfield Intermediate School | Bayfield School District No. 10jt-R | Bayfield | 295 |
| Bayfield Middle School | Bayfield School District No. 10jt-R | Bayfield | 294 |
| Bayfield Primary School | Bayfield School District No. 10jt-R | Bayfield | 267 |
| Durango Big Picture High School | Durango School District No. 9-R | Durango | 86 |
| Durango High School | Durango School District No. 9-R | Durango | 1,369 |
| Escalante Middle School | Durango School District No. 9-R | Durango | 534 |
| Florida Mesa Elementary School | Durango School District No. 9-R | Durango | 278 |
| Fort Lewis Mesa Elementary School | Durango School District No. 9-R | Hesperus | 98 |
| Ignacio Elementary School | Ignacio School District No. 11jt | Ignacio | 290 |
| Ignacio High School | Ignacio School District No. 11jt | Ignacio | 201 |
| Ignacio Middle School | Ignacio School District No. 11jt | Ignacio | 150 |
| Miller Middle School | Durango School District No. 9-R | Durango | 415 |
| Needham Elementary School | Durango School District No. 9-R | Durango | 388 |
| Park Elementary School | Durango School District No. 9-R | Durango | 425 |
| Riverview Elementary School | Durango School District No. 9-R | Durango | 439 |
| Sunnyside Elementary School | Durango School District No. 9-R | Durango | 106 |
| The Juniper School | Durango School District No. 9-R | Durango | 162 |
| Animas High School | State Charter School Institute | Durango | 206 |
| Colorado Connections Academy @ Durango | Durango School District No. 9-R | Englewood | 964 |
| Mountain Middle School | State Charter School Institute | Durango | 301 |
| Southwest Colorado Eschool | San Juan BOCES | Durango | 40 |
| District 9-R Shared School | Durango School District No. 9-R | Durango | — |