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Adams 12 Five Star Schools, CO: schools, enrollment and spending

Adams 12 Five Star Schools runs 54 public schools with 34,466 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 17.3 students per teacher is about the same as the Colorado figure of 16.7.

At a glance

Schools
54
Students
34,466
Teachers (FTE)
1,997
Students per teacher
17.3
CO: 16.7 · US: 15.3
Address
1500 E 128th Avenue, Thornton, CO 80241
Phone
(720)972-4000
County
Adams County
Locale
Suburb: Large
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
0806900
State district ID
CO-0020
Total staff (FTE)
4,630
School counselors (FTE)
134.0About 257 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
139.0
Charter schools
4
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Students per teacher compared

This district17.3
Colorado16.7
United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (36,654), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$536.5 million
Federal revenue
$63.0 million
State revenue
$228.9 million
Local revenue
$244.6 million
Total spending
$539.1 million
Spending per pupil
$14,707
Salaries
$297.6 million55.2% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$482.7 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 11.7%
  • State: 42.7%
  • Local: 45.6%

Colorado overall

  • Federal: 11.9%
  • State: 37.4%
  • Local: 50.7%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$14,707
Colorado$15,467
United States$16,826

Schools in Adams 12 Five Star Schools

By level: 8 high, 7 middle, 34 elementary, 1 prekindergarten, 4 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Arapahoe Ridge Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 546517.9
Bright Horizons PreschoolPrekindergartenPK36
Centennial Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 529313.3
Century Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 871718.9
Cherry Drive Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 532516.2
Coronado Hills Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 541214.7
Cotton Creek Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 545515.2
Coyote Ridge Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 539216.3
Eagleview Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 545116.7
Federal Heights Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 543014.3
Five Star Online AcademyOther1 to 1250615.8
Glacier Peak Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 541217.2
Hillcrest Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 533813.5
Horizon High SchoolHigh9 to 121,96620.3
Hulstrom K-8CEP schoolElementaryK to 866318.4
Hunters Glen Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 549118.2
Legacy High SchoolHigh9 to 122,05221.2
Leroy ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 543515.0
Malley Drive Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 543518.1
McElwain Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 536114.4
Meridian Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 552517.5
Mountain Range High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 121,78820.8
Mountain View Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 551716.7
New America School - ThorntonCEP schoolCharterHigh9 to 1219027.1
North Mor Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 530416.0
North Star Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 532014.5
Northglenn High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 121,84419.4
Northglenn Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 867215.6
Pathways Future CenterCEP schoolHigh6 to 1238620.3
Prairie Hills Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 537818.0
Prospect Ridge AcademyCharterOtherK to 121,47819.2
Riverdale Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 537216.2
Rocky Mountain Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 531814.5
Rocky Top Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 81,05218.5
Shadow Ridge Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 863216.6
Silver Creek ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 553817.9
Silver Hills Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 896518.2
Skyview Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 532613.6
Stargate Charter SchoolCharterOtherK to 121,57219.6
Stellar Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 541816.7
STEM LabCEP schoolElementaryPK to 874018.5
STEM LaunchCEP schoolElementaryK to 867714.7
Stukey Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 534813.9
Tarver Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 547521.6
The Studio SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 521513.4
Thornton Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 538713.8
Thornton High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 121,43916.4
Thornton Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 872116.4
Thunder Vista P-8CEP schoolElementaryPK to 872516.5
Vantage PointCEP schoolHigh6 to 1233110.7
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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. 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.