Montezuma-Cortez High School

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Montezuma-Cortez High School
Address
418 South Sligo St. Cortez , Colorado 81321 United States
Information
Type	Public high school
School district	Montezuma-Cortez School District RE-1
CEEB code	060305
Principal	Eric Chandler[1]
Staff	33.39 (FTE)[2]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	601 (2022-23)[2]
Student to teacher ratio	18.00[2]
Color(s)	Orange, black, white
Athletics conference	CHSAA 3A Western Slope
Mascot	Panther
Website	www.cortez.k12.co.us/our-schools/mchs

Montezuma-Cortez High School (M-CHS) is a public senior high school located in Cortez, Colorado, United States, serving 721 students in grades 9–12. It is part of the Montezuma-Cortez School District RE-1.

The first high school was constructed in Cortez in 1909. The Cortez School (known also as the Calkins School) became a junior high school in 1946, when Montezuma County High School opened. The next Montezuma-Cortez High School was constructed on 14-acres in 1967, and the old high school became the middle school. The Calkins School served as an administration building. The new $33.9 million high school broke ground December 21, 2013 on a 35-acres site and was completed in the summer of 2015 through generous donations and grants from the community and state.