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Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A, CO: schools, enrollment and spending

Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A runs 58 public schools with 38,702 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 16.6 students per teacher is about the same as the Colorado figure of 16.7.

At a glance

Schools
58
Students
38,702
Teachers (FTE)
2,338
Students per teacher
16.6
CO: 16.7 · US: 15.3
Address
15701 E. 1st Ave. Suite 206, Aurora, CO 80011
Phone
(303)365-7800
County
Arapahoe County
Locale
City: Large
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
0802340
State district ID
CO-0180
Total staff (FTE)
5,563
School counselors (FTE)
222.0About 174 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
194.0
Charter schools
10
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Students per teacher compared

This district16.6
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 (37,907), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$727.4 million
Federal revenue
$136.7 million
State revenue
$276.9 million
Local revenue
$313.8 million
Total spending
$659.5 million
Spending per pupil
$17,399
Salaries
$342.7 million52.0% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$389.2 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 18.8%
  • State: 38.1%
  • Local: 43.1%

Colorado overall

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

Spending per pupil compared

This district$17,399
Colorado$15,467
United States$16,826

Schools in Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A

By level: 6 high, 6 middle, 37 elementary, 5 prekindergarten, 3 other, 1 secondary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Altura Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 552718.2
APS Early Beginnings - A Zoom SitePrekindergartenPK23
Arkansas Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 543213.1
Aurora Academy Charter SchoolCEP schoolCharterElementaryK to 853613.4
Aurora Central CampusCEP schoolOtherPK to 122,46817.9
Aurora Frontier K-8CEP schoolElementaryPK to 876116.9
Aurora Highlands K-8CEP schoolElementaryPK to 847215.2
Aurora Hills Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 882116.8
Aurora Quest K-8CEP schoolElementaryK to 857519.2
Aurora Science & Tech High SchoolCEP schoolCharterSecondary9 to 1143413.2
Aurora Science & Tech Middle SchoolCEP schoolCharterMiddle6 to 844813.6
Aurora West College Preparatory AcademyCEP schoolHigh6 to 1292720.2
AXL AcademyCEP schoolCharterElementaryPK to 840214.9
Boston K-8 SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 841315.9
Clara Brown Entrepreneurial AcademyCEP schoolElementaryPK to 528214.8
Clyde Miller K-8CEP schoolElementaryPK to 846621.2
Columbia Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 863617.7
Crawford Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 556715.8
Dalton Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 543015.9
Dartmouth Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 542214.6
Del Mar AcademyCEP schoolElementaryPK to 795020.2
East Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 863426.4
Edna and John W. Mosley P-8CEP schoolElementaryPK to 899417.4
Elkhart Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 552515.0
Fulton Academy of ExcellenceCEP schoolElementaryPK to 541014.6
Gateway High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 121,74821.1
Global Village Academy AuroraCEP schoolCharterElementaryK to 880212.5
Harmony Ridge P-8CEP schoolElementaryPK to 889419.9
Hinkley High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 121,52721.8
Iowa Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 550217.3
Jamaica Child Development CenterCEP schoolPrekindergartenPK10635.3
Jewell Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 549314.1
Kenton Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 558315.8
Lansing Elementary Community SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 536612.6
Laredo Child Development CenterCEP schoolPrekindergartenPK21042.0
Laredo Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 544918.7
Lotus School for ExcellenceCEP schoolCharterOtherK to 121,00815.3
Meadowood Child Development CenterCEP schoolPrekindergartenPK16655.3
Montview Math & Health Sciences Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 538014.6
Mrachek Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 881120.3
Murphy Creek K-8 SchoolElementaryPK to 885517.1
North Middle School Health Sciences and Technology CampusCEP schoolMiddle6 to 856519.5
Park Lane Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 548616.8
Rangeview High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 122,07820.4
Rocky Mountain Prep: FletcherCEP schoolCharterElementaryPK to 570115.6
Sable Child Development CenterPrekindergartenPK130130.0
Side Creek Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 551219.0
Tollgate Elementary School of Expeditionary LearningCEP schoolElementaryK to 560118.8
Vanguard Classical School - EastCEP schoolCharterOtherK to 1269014.4
Vanguard Classical School - WestCEP schoolCharterElementaryK to 838013.1
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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.