Archuleta County has an excellent public education system, with rankings from Average to High on the Colorado Department of Education’s Annual School Accountability Report. 29% of the residents here have a bachelor’s degree or higher, and over 87% are high school graduates. To see a listing of local schools, please visit our Community Services section. See reports section below for more information on education in Archuleta County.

Local companies utilize Fort Lewis College and the San Juan Basin Technical College for training of employees. Be sure and contact the AEDA for information on the CO FIRST Job Training Grant and the CO Existing Industry Training grant, which allows companies to get up to $800/employee in incentives to help pay for job training.