Lowell Whiteman School
School Notes Overview:
Through a rigorous college preparatory curriculum, challenging wilderness experiences, a premiere winter sports program, and unique foreign travel opportunities, the Lowell Whiteman School fosters the personal growth of its students,preparing them to succeed in advanced study, to serve as passionate stewards of our human and natural worlds, and to pursue responsible,creative lives....
School Overview:
Lowell Whiteman School |
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| School Membership(s) |
National Association of Independent Schools Association of Colorado Independent Schools (ACIS) |
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| Religious Affiliation | Nonsectarian | |
| Grades Offered | Grades 9 - 12 | |
| Year Founded | 1957 | |
| County | Routt County, CO | |
| Student Body | ||
| Total Students | 77 students | |
| Student Body Type | Co-ed | |
This School |
(CO) School Avg. |
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| % Students of Color | 2% | 17% |
| Students by Grade | ||
| Grade 9 - 15 students | ||
| Grade 10 - 15 students | ||
| Grade 11 - 22 students | ||
| Grade 12 - 25 students | ||
| Academics and Faculty | ||
| Total Classroom Teachers | 13 teachers | |
| Average Class Size | 8 | |
| Number of AP Courses | 5 | |
This School |
(CO) School Avg. |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio | 1:6 | * Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16 |
| School Days in Calendar Year | 170 days | 176 days |
| Hours in School Day for Students | 7 hours | 7 hours |
| Finances and Admission | ||
| Admission Deadline | None / Rolling | |
| % on Financial Aid | 36% | |
| Head of School | Walt Daub | |
| Admissions Director | Walt Daub | |
School Notes:
- Through a rigorous college preparatory curriculum, challenging wilderness experiences, a premiere winter sports program, and unique foreign travel opportunities, the Lowell Whiteman School fosters the personal growth of its students,preparing them to succeed in advanced study, to serve as passionate stewards of our human and natural worlds, and to pursue responsible,creative lives.
- Profile last updated: 09/02/2009
In the News:
- Whiteman students return from trip with new perspectives (The Steamboat Pilot & Today)
posted on November 10, 2009 at 09:55:14 am
Getting a head start on their Alpine ski racing seasons last month in Patsch, Austria, wasn’t the only thing The Lowell Whiteman School students did on their trip. They had to figure out the conversion rate of foreign currency and interact with people who speak different languages. - Whiteman students on kayaking trip assist stranded woman (The Steamboat Pilot & Today)
posted on October 25, 2009 at 06:10:24 am
The last thing several Lowell Whiteman School students expected to see as they kayaked the Gates of Lodore on the Green River through Dinosaur National Monument was an upturned raft. The Whiteman group was on a kayaking trip as part of the school’s Desert Week from Oct. 5 to 9. Desert Week provides outdoor education trips for the students. - Lowell Whiteman school to celebrate new boys dorm (The Steamboat Pilot & Today)
posted on October 23, 2009 at 06:25:14 am
The new boys dormitory at Lowell Whiteman School won’t be complete until May, but that didn’t stop school officials from planning an event to celebrate it. The ceremony, which isfrom 12:20 to 1:10 p.m. today, is a belated groundbreaking, said Walt Daub, director of the school. - Reisman says time spent with community trumps experience (The Steamboat Pilot & Today)
posted on October 4, 2009 at 06:10:54 am
One word consistently pops up in conversations with or about Kenny Reisman: passion. Reisman will face longtime local Ken Solomon for the District 2 Steamboat Springs City Council seat in this year’s election. - Despite recession, enrollment up in Steamboat schools (The Steamboat Pilot & Today)
posted on September 6, 2009 at 06:10:14 am
Scott Ford, a local financial consultant, said school enrollment likely would increase in Steamboat during the recovery period after a recession, after people experience “cataclysmic events” in their lives that force them to make a change — such as moving their families to a mountain town.
School Zip Statistics:
| About This Zipcode (80487) | School Zip (80487) |
(CO) State Average |
| Population (Approximate) | 14,012 people | 4,301,072 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree | 58% | 33% |
| Population Average Age | 35 years old | 34 years old |
| Average Household size | 2.4 persons | 2.4 persons |
| Median Household Income | $56,687 | $51,174 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household | 5 rooms | 5.7 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure | 27 years old | 35 years old |
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| Median Value of Housing Unit Zipcode (80487) 
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| % Owning / % Renting | 68% / 32% | 66% / 34% |
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