High · Regular · Grades 9 to 12

Smoky Hill High School, Aurora, CO

CEP schoolSmoky Hill High School is a public high school in Aurora, part of Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah. It enrolled 2,297 students in 2024-25, with 20.0 students per full-time teacher.

Enrollment and teachers

Students: 2,297
Teachers (FTE): 115.0
Students per teacher: 20.0
Grades: 9 to 12

This school's ratio is 3.8 higher than the district figure of 16.2. The Colorado average across schools is 16.7. Ratios count all teachers, including specialists, so they are lower than typical class sizes.

This school20.0

District16.2

Colorado16.7

United States15.3

School details

Address: 16100 East Smoky Hill Road, Aurora, CO 80015
Phone: (720)886-5300
District: Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah
County: Arapahoe County
Level: High
Type: Regular
Status: Open
Charter: No
Virtual: No
Locale: City: Large
NCES school ID: 080291000203

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School meals

Counts of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, as reported to NCES.

Free lunch: 996
Reduced-price lunch: 121
Free or reduced-price lunch: 1,11748.6% of enrollment.
Community Eligibility Provision: Yes (CEP school)

Schools in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) serve free meals to all students, so their free lunch counts often reflect direct certification or total enrollment. Free and reduced lunch shares are not comparable between CEP and non-CEP schools.

Related schools

Other high schools in Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah

Cherry Creek High School 3,852 students
Cherokee Trail High School 3,089 students
Eaglecrest High School 2,851 students
Grandview High School 2,684 students
Overland High School 2,228 students
Endeavor Academy 262 students
Cherry Creek Elevation 248 students
Marvin W Foote Youth Services Center 36 students

High schools elsewhere in Aurora

Rangeview High School Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A
Vista Peak 9-12 Preparatory Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A
Gateway High School Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A
Hinkley High School Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A
Aurora West College Preparatory Academy Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A
Colorado Early Colleges Aurora State Charter School Institute
William Smith High School Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A
New Legacy Charter School State Charter School Institute

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.