Even before the Rico School was closed in 2018 due to low enrollment, families living in the Town of Rico, which is part of the RE-2J Dolores County School District,
Mountain towns in Colorado have seen an influx of development in recent years. Much of it has been concentrated in luxury tourism or housing, which has driven up costs and pushed out many locals. Rico has largely avoided that fate, and is proud of it. A new land sale could change that.