Education

A unique quality about Grand Junction Co is that they have no set school district., meaning parents can send their children to any schools within Grand Junction. They offer a wide variety of options from public school to private school to STEM-certified and IB programs. They even offer Spanish dual immersion academies, religious-affiliations, and charter schools.

Schools

Mesa County Valley School District 51 is the largest school district on the Western Slope of Colorado and the 14th largest school district in the state. Our boundaries stretch from the Utah border to Palisade, from the Bookcliff Mountain Range down to Whitewater and Gateway. Each day, nearly 3,000 employees serve 22,000 students in 46 of our schools & programs.

In speaking with the physicians with children, they commonly send their kids to the following schools: 

  • Independence Academy (STEAM program)
  • Caprock Academy
  • Dual Immersion Academy
  • Holy Family Catholic School
  • Juniper Ridge Community School (similar to a Waldorf school)
  • Monument View Montessori Charter School

Parochial Schools

Catholic

Charter Schools

Higher Education

Colorado Mesa University

  • Enrollment: 10,835
  • Student to Faculty Radio: 20:1
  • Financial Aid Awarded: $79 Million
  • Athletics: 26 NCAA Division II Teams
  • School Colors: Maroon and White
  • Mascot: The Maverick
  • 323 full time faculty, 345 part time faculty, 13 departments

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