The public school district that covers the Gunnison Crested Butte region is the Gunnison Watershed School District. It encompasses:

• Lake Preschool and Kindergarten
• Gunnison Elementary School (PK-5)
• Gunnison Middle School (PK-8)
• Gunnison High School (9-12)
• Crested Butte Community School (K-12)
• Marble Charter School (K-10)

Did you know? Gunnison Valley residents voted for two mill levy overrides in recent years to invest in K-12 teachers and support capital improvements for the school district.

In addition to the outstanding academics, growing up in the Gunnison Valley offers a variety of different extracurricular experiences for kids. Some are tied directly into the school

Sports

For such small schools, the Gunnison and Crested Butte communities field an impressive array of official school sports including soccer, cross country, track, basketball, volleyball, swimming, wrestling and others. These teams offer students the opportunity to learn teamwork and represent their schools. Given our remote location, they also have the opportunity to bond with their classmates on longer trips out of the Valley to compete with others.

Like all Gunnison Valley residents, kids who live here have amazing access to outdoor recreation. A whole host of programming through a variety of different organizations, such as the Mountain Sports Team and CB Devo, offers children the opportunity to learn from some of the Valley’s most talented young adults. From the recreational young athlete to kids competing in National competitions, it’s not hard to see why we have kids who go on to be Olympians, both winter and summer.

Partnerships with the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory and the Crested Butte Mountain Heritage Museum offer scientific and historical learning opportunities. The arts centers and dance programs in both ends of the Valley offer phenomenal instruction in the visual and performing arts for a community of this size.