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Public schools in Colorado

Colorado has 1,900 open public schools run by 273 districts and other education agencies, enrolling 865,055 students. Schools average 16.7 students per teacher, compared with 15.3 nationally.

State totals

Districts
273
Schools
1,900
Students
865,055
Teachers (FTE)
51,755
Students per teacher
16.7
US: 15.3
Charter schools
260
Total spending
$13.7 billion
2020 finance data
Spending per pupil
$15,467
2020 finance data. US: $16,826

In the 2020 finance data, districts in Colorado spent $15,467 per pupil, which is below the US figure of $16,826. Dollars are nominal and not adjusted for regional costs or inflation.

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School districts in Colorado

All 273 districts and agencies, largest first. Filter by name or city, or sort any column.
School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of CDenver19890,47115.1$17,893
Jefferson County School District No. R-1Golden14473,53216.7$14,748
Douglas County School District No. Re 1Castle Rock8861,24317.4$13,803
Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of ArapahGreenwood Village6951,98016.2$14,429
Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and AAurora5838,70216.6$17,399
Adams 12 Five Star SchoolsThornton5434,46617.3$14,707
St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1JLongmont5431,60716.2$15,017
Poudre School District R-1Fort Collins5229,38115.7$19,802
Boulder Valley School District No. Re2Boulder5627,98817.6$18,069
El Paso County Colorado School District 49Peyton3125,68918.6$10,129
Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso anColorado Springs3925,60716.3$12,661
School District 27JBrighton3324,04619.5$11,301
GreeleySchool District No. 6 in the county of Weld and StaGreeley3422,91718.5$17,275
Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of EColorado Springs5922,22714.9$13,862
State Charter School InstituteDenver4619,96017.0$11,010
Mesa County Valley School District No. 51Grand Junction4419,75315.7$12,841
Thompson School District R-2JLoveland3214,58015.6$17,765
Pueblo School District No. 60 in the county of Pueblo andPueblo3414,10416.7$14,025
Littleton School District No. 6 in the county of ArapahoeLittleton2013,10917.1$21,590
Harrison School District No. 2 in the county of El Paso anColorado Springs2811,93814.4$16,916
Pueblo County School District 70Pueblo2610,38618.4$11,037
School District No. 3 in the county of El Paso and State ofColorado Springs189,29016.1$12,205
Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-4Windsor158,72816.8$10,852
Fountain School District No. 8 in the county of El Paso anFountain137,95516.4$14,808
Westminster Public SchoolsWestminster187,72418.0$20,228
Mapleton School District No. 1 in the county of Adams & StDenver207,09517.6$17,006
Byers School District No. 32JByers106,85341.3$7,924
Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38 in the coMonument106,33217.2$11,627
Eagle County School District No. Re 50Eagle206,30912.6$15,726
Montrose County School District Re-1JMontrose155,97717.0$13,648
Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1Carbondale145,83914.2$15,419
School District N. 14 in the county of Adams & State of ColoCommerce City125,22116.4$19,108
Education Reenvisioned BOCESMonument95,08320.9
Garfield School District No. Re-2Rifle104,69517.5$13,600
Delta County Joint District No. 50Delta164,39616.7$12,715
Durango School District No. 9-RDurango124,33712.8$10,834
Weld County School District No. Re-5JMilliken74,05517.3$11,825
Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12 in the county of EColorado Springs93,74515.1$10,853
Summit School District No. Re 1Frisco93,47312.7$16,812
School District No. Re-3 Fort MorganFort Morgan83,45115.1$11,805
Fremont Re-1 School DistrictCanon City83,19115.2$16,634
Weld County School District RE-3JHudson82,66615.5$12,977
Steamboat Springs School District No. Re 2Steamboat Springs72,50912.9$38,129
Weld re-8 schoolsFort Lupton72,50316.9$14,812
Englewood School District No. 1 in the county of ArapahoeEnglewood92,40614.6$20,834
Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1Cortez102,38015.9$11,854
Elizabeth School DistrictElizabeth72,28216.0$12,133
Gunnison Watershed School District Re1JGunnison72,09514.8$14,529
Alamosa School District No. Re-11JAlamosa62,03814.7$11,755
Weld County School District No. Re-2Eaton52,00015.7$36,346
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Colorado district rankings

Ratio and spending lists include only districts with 1,000 or more students, so very small districts do not dominate. These are factual sorts, not quality ratings.

Largest districts

  1. 1.School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C90,471
  2. 2.Jefferson County School District No. R-173,532
  3. 3.Douglas County School District No. Re 161,243
  4. 4.Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah51,980
  5. 5.Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A38,702
  6. 6.Adams 12 Five Star Schools34,466
  7. 7.St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J31,607
  8. 8.Poudre School District R-129,381
  9. 9.Boulder Valley School District No. Re227,988
  10. 10.El Paso County Colorado School District 4925,689

Lowest student-teacher ratio

  1. 1.Bayfield School District No. 10Jt-R11.9
  2. 2.Manitou Springs School District No. 14 in the county of Elementary12.3
  3. 3.Aspen School District No. 1 in the county of Pitkin and Sta12.5
  4. 4.Eagle County School District No. Re 5012.6
  5. 5.Summit School District No. Re 112.7
  6. 6.East Grand School District No. 212.7
  7. 7.Durango School District No. 9-R12.8
  8. 8.Steamboat Springs School District No. Re 212.9
  9. 9.Salida School District No. R-3213.4
  10. 10.Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-113.5

Highest student-teacher ratio

  1. 1.Byers School District No. 32J41.3
  2. 2.Education Reenvisioned BOCES20.9
  3. 3.Bennett School District No. 29J19.7
  4. 4.School District 27J19.5
  5. 5.El Paso County Colorado School District 4918.6
  6. 6.GreeleySchool District No. 6 in the county of Weld and Sta18.5
  7. 7.Pueblo County School District 7018.4
  8. 8.Westminster Public Schools18.0
  9. 9.Strasburg School District 31J17.9
  10. 10.Mapleton School District No. 1 in the county of Adams & St17.6

Highest spending per pupil (2020)

  1. 1.Steamboat Springs School District No. Re 2$38,129
  2. 2.Weld County School District No. Re-7$36,967
  3. 3.Weld County School District No. Re-2$36,346
  4. 4.Aspen School District No. 1 in the county of Pitkin and Sta$27,457
  5. 5.Sheridan School District No. 2$23,309
  6. 6.Littleton School District No. 6 in the county of Arapahoe$21,590
  7. 7.Englewood School District No. 1 in the county of Arapahoe$20,834
  8. 8.Westminster Public Schools$20,228
  9. 9.Poudre School District R-1$19,802
  10. 10.School District N. 14 in the county of Adams & State of Colo$19,108

Lowest spending per pupil (2020)

  1. 1.Byers School District No. 32J$7,924
  2. 2.Bennett School District No. 29J$9,709
  3. 3.Lamar School District No. Re-2$9,882
  4. 4.El Paso County Colorado School District 49$10,129
  5. 5.Durango School District No. 9-R$10,834
  6. 6.Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-4$10,852
  7. 7.Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12 in the county of E$10,853
  8. 8.State Charter School Institute$11,010
  9. 9.Pueblo County School District 70$11,037
  10. 10.School District 27J$11,301

Most charter schools

  1. 1.School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C53
  2. 2.State Charter School Institute46
  3. 3.Jefferson County School District No. R-119
  4. 4.Douglas County School District No. Re 117
  5. 5.Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A10
  6. 6.El Paso County Colorado School District 4910
  7. 7.Harrison School District No. 2 in the county of El Paso an9
  8. 8.Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E8
  9. 9.St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J6
  10. 10.School District 27J6

Schools by level

444 high schools, 281 middle schools and 1,025 elementary schools. The largest of each are listed below; use search or a district page for the rest.

High schools 444

  1. GOAL Academy Pueblo, 6,693 students
  2. Cherry Creek High School Greenwood Village, 3,852 students
  3. Cherokee Trail High School Aurora, 3,089 students
  4. Eaglecrest High School Centennial, 2,851 students
  5. Astravo Online Academy High School Byers, 2,750 students
  6. Grandview High School Aurora, 2,684 students
  7. East High School Denver, 2,476 students
  8. Rock Canyon High School Highlands Ranch, 2,325 students
  9. Smoky Hill High School Aurora, 2,297 students
  10. Overland High School Aurora, 2,228 students
  11. Legend High School Parker, 2,206 students
  12. Mountain Vista High School Highlands Ranch, 2,169 students
  13. Northfield High School Denver, 2,137 students
  14. Rangeview High School Aurora, 2,078 students
  15. Legacy High School Broomfield, 2,052 students

Middle schools 281

  1. Prairie Middle School Aurora, 1,491 students
  2. McAuliffe International School Denver, 1,329 students
  3. Campus Middle School Greenwood Village, 1,311 students
  4. Rocky Heights Middle School Littleton, 1,129 students
  5. Thunder Ridge Middle School Aurora, 1,106 students
  6. Chinook Trail Middle School Colorado Springs, 1,075 students
  7. Cimarron Middle Parker, 1,052 students
  8. Rocky Top Middle School Thornton, 1,052 students
  9. Fountain Middle School Fountain, 1,051 students
  10. Infinity Middle School Aurora, 1,020 students
  11. West Middle School Greenwood Village, 1,019 students
  12. Drake Junior High School Arvada, 1,002 students
  13. Sky Vista Middle School Aurora, 969 students
  14. Fox Ridge Middle School Aurora, 966 students
  15. Silver Hills Middle School Northglenn, 965 students

Elementary schools 1,025

  1. American Academy Castle Pines, 2,803 students
  2. The Classical Academy Charter Colorado Springs, 1,909 students
  3. Leman Classical Academy Parker, 1,390 students
  4. Bromley East Charter School Brighton, 1,214 students
  5. Soaring Heights PK-8 Erie, 1,211 students
  6. Rocky Mountain Classical Academy Colorado Springs, 1,162 students
  7. Tointon Academy of Pre-Engineering Greeley, 1,127 students
  8. Three Creeks K-8 Arvada, 1,050 students
  9. Grand Mountain School Colorado Springs, 1,044 students
  10. Aspen View Academy Castle Rock, 1,018 students
  11. New Vision Charter School Loveland, 1,005 students
  12. Edna and John W. Mosley P-8 Aurora, 994 students
  13. Vista Peak P-8 Exploratory Aurora, 960 students
  14. Ben Franklin Academy Highlands Ranch, 956 students
  15. Del Mar Academy Aurora, 950 students

Cities with the most public schools

Neighbouring states

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