County / FIPS 08077
Mesa County
Colorado
Mesa County runs 55 public schools reporting to NCES. It also has 4 Medicare-certified hospitals reporting to CMS, of which 3 carry an overall star rating.
At a glance
Public schools
55
Hospitals
4
With a star rating
3
Land area
3,329
Federal money
Obligations recorded against a place of performance in Mesa County. An obligation is a legal commitment to pay, not cash out the door — outlays follow later, sometimes by years.
Obligations, FY2025
$1.3B
Per resident
$8,336
Change since FY2021
+6%
Fiscal years covered
5
▸ View as table
| Period | Obligations |
|---|---|
| 2021 | $1B |
| 2022 | $1B |
| 2023 | $1B |
| 2024 | $1B |
| 2025 | $1B |
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. Mesa County ranks 434th of 3,233 on this measure in FY2025.
Hospitals in Mesa County
| Hospital | City | CMS rating |
|---|---|---|
| Community Hospital | Grand Junction | |
| Grand Junction Va Medical Center | Grand Junction | |
| Intermountain Health St. Mary'S Regional Hospital | Grand Junction | |
| Family Health West Hospital | Fruita | Not rated |
Public schools in Mesa County
The 40 most complete records of 55. Enrollment is the most recent year NCES published.
| School | District | City | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appleton Elementary School | Mesa County Valley School District No. 51 | Grand Junction | 453 |
| Bookcliff Middle School | Mesa County Valley School District No. 51 | Grand Junction | 449 |
| Broadway Elementary School | Mesa County Valley School District No. 51 | Grand Junction | 301 |
| Central High School | Mesa County Valley School District No. 51 | Grand Junction | 1,613 |
| Chatfield Elementary School | Mesa County Valley School District No. 51 | Grand Junction | 401 |
| Chipeta Elementary School | Mesa County Valley School District No. 51 | Grand Junction | 375 |
| Clifton Elementary School | Mesa County Valley School District No. 51 | Clifton | 373 |
| De Beque Pk-12 School District 49jt | De Beque Joint District No. 49 of the Counties of Mesa and | De Beque | 170 |
| Dos Rios Elementary School | Mesa County Valley School District No. 51 | Grand Junction | 287 |
| Dual Immersion Academy School | Mesa County Valley School District No. 51 | Grand Junction | 300 |
| East Middle School | Mesa County Valley School District No. 51 | Grand Junction | 427 |
| Fruita 8/9 School | Mesa County Valley School District No. 51 | Fruita | 704 |
| Fruita Middle School | Mesa County Valley School District No. 51 | Fruita | 496 |
| Fruita Monument High School | Mesa County Valley School District No. 51 | Fruita | 1,304 |
| Fruitvale Elementary School | Mesa County Valley School District No. 51 | Grand Junction | 412 |
| Grand Junction High School | Mesa County Valley School District No. 51 | Grand Junction | 1,522 |
| Grand Mesa Middle School | Mesa County Valley School District No. 51 | Grand Junction | 511 |
| Independence Academy | Mesa County Valley School District No. 51 | Grand Junction | 485 |
| Juniper Ridge Community School | Mesa County Valley School District No. 51 | Grand Junction | 419 |
| Lincoln Orchard Mesa Elementary School | Mesa County Valley School District No. 51 | Grand Junction | 342 |
| Loma Elementary School | Mesa County Valley School District No. 51 | Loma | 245 |
| Mesa View Elementary School | Mesa County Valley School District No. 51 | Grand Junction | 389 |
| Monument Ridge Elementary School | Mesa County Valley School District No. 51 | Fruita | 310 |
| Mount Garfield Middle School | Mesa County Valley School District No. 51 | Clifton | 581 |
| New Emerson School at Columbus | Mesa County Valley School District No. 51 | Grand Junction | 139 |
| Nisley Elementary School | Mesa County Valley School District No. 51 | Grand Junction | 349 |
| Orchard Avenue Elementary School | Mesa County Valley School District No. 51 | Grand Junction | 337 |
| Orchard Mesa Middle School | Mesa County Valley School District No. 51 | Grand Junction | 465 |
| Palisade High School | Mesa County Valley School District No. 51 | Palisade | 1,125 |
| Pear Park Elementary School | Mesa County Valley School District No. 51 | Grand Junction | 441 |
| Plateau Valley Elementary School | Plateau Valley School District No. 50 in the County of Mesa | Collbran | 152 |
| Plateau Valley High School | Plateau Valley School District No. 50 in the County of Mesa | Collbran | 95 |
| Pomona Elementary School | Mesa County Valley School District No. 51 | Grand Junction | 347 |
| R-5 High School | Mesa County Valley School District No. 51 | Grand Junction | 189 |
| Redlands Middle School | Mesa County Valley School District No. 51 | Grand Junction | 538 |
| Rim Rock Elementary School | Mesa County Valley School District No. 51 | Fruita | 332 |
| Rocky Mountain Elementary School | Mesa County Valley School District No. 51 | Clifton | 469 |
| Scenic Elementary School | Mesa County Valley School District No. 51 | Grand Junction | 267 |
| Shelledy Elementary School | Mesa County Valley School District No. 51 | Fruita | 387 |
| Taylor Elementary School | Mesa County Valley School District No. 51 | Palisade | 321 |