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School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C, CO: schools, enrollment and spending

School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C runs 198 public schools with 90,471 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 15.1 students per teacher is 1.6 lower than the Colorado figure of 16.7.

At a glance

Schools
198
Students
90,471
Teachers (FTE)
6,006
Students per teacher
15.1
CO: 16.7 · US: 15.3
Address
1860 Lincoln St., Denver, CO 80203
Phone
(720)423-3200
County
Denver County
Locale
City: Large
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
0803360
State district ID
CO-0880
Total staff (FTE)
15,012
School counselors (FTE)
199.0About 455 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
748.0
Charter schools
53
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district15.1
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 (89,081), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$1.62 billion
Federal revenue
$195.0 million
State revenue
$245.2 million
Local revenue
$1.18 billion
Total spending
$1.59 billion
Spending per pupil
$17,893
Salaries
$881.0 million55.3% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$1.97 billion

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 12.1%
  • State: 15.2%
  • Local: 72.7%

Colorado overall

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

Spending per pupil compared

This district$17,893
Colorado$15,467
United States$16,826

Schools in School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C

By level: 54 high, 30 middle, 111 elementary, 1 other, 2 prekindergarten. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
5280 High SchoolCharterHigh9 to 121099.1
Abraham Lincoln High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 1296513.4
Academia Ana Marie SandovalCEP schoolElementaryPK to 640918.6
Academy 360CEP schoolCharterElementaryPK to 520113.4
Asbury Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 529213.9
Ashley Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 538716.8
AUL DenverCEP schoolCharterHigh9 to 1215613.0
Barney Ford Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 548716.2
Barnum Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 533415.9
Beach Court Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 527515.3
Bear Valley International SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 831311.2
Bradley International SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 557416.9
Bromwell Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 532917.3
Brown International AcademyElementaryPK to 553017.7
Bruce Randolph SchoolCEP schoolHigh6 to 1266314.7
Bryant Webster Dual Language ECE-8 SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 845415.1
Career Education Center Early CollegeCEP schoolHigh9 to 1246810.9
Carson Elementary SchoolElementaryPK to 541217.2
Castro Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 524114.2
Centennial A School for Expeditionary LearningElementaryPK to 547717.7
Center for Talent Development at GreenleeCEP schoolElementaryPK to 524413.6
Charles M. Schenck (CMS) Community SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 533915.4
Cheltenham Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 537311.3
Cole Arts and Science AcademyCEP schoolElementaryPK to 527513.1
Colfax Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 528014.7
College View Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 536814.7
Colorado High School CharterCEP schoolCharterHigh9 to 122069.8
Colorado High School Charter - GESCEP schoolCharterHigh9 to 1220914.9
Columbian Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 517112.2
Columbine Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 534614.4
Compass AcademyCEP schoolCharterMiddle6 to 820011.1
Compassion Road AcademyCEP schoolHigh9 to 129612.0
Contemporary Learning AcademyCEP schoolHigh9 to 121269.0
Cory Elementary SchoolElementary1 to 540717.0
Cowell Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 530814.7
Creativity Challenge CommunityElementaryK to 530618.0
Delta High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 1210515.0
Denison Montessori SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 636418.2
Denver Center for 21st-Century Learning at WymanCEP schoolHigh6 to 1215010.7
Denver Center for International StudiesCEP schoolHigh6 to 1235413.6
Denver Center for International Studies at FairmontCEP schoolElementaryPK to 534413.8
Denver Green School NorthfieldMiddle6 to 855818.6
Denver Green School SoutheastCEP schoolElementaryK to 858616.3
Denver Justice High SchoolCEP schoolCharterHigh9 to 1210613.2
Denver Language SchoolCharterElementaryK to 893016.3
Denver Montessori Junior/Senior High SchoolCEP schoolHigh6 to 1216211.6
Denver OnlineCEP schoolHigh6 to 1261119.1
Denver School of Innovation and Sustainable DesignHigh9 to 12608.6
Denver School of the ArtsHigh6 to 121,04420.5
Dora Moore ECE-8 SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 834916.6
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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.