Public schools in Glenwood Springs, CO

Glenwood Springs has 7 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 2 high, 1 middle, 4 elementary, enrolling 3,210 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Roaring Fork Schools runs 6 of them.

The 2 districts and agencies that run Glenwood Springs's public schools

Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.

DistrictSchools in Glenwood SpringsDistrict students, fall 2022Spending per student, FY23
Roaring Fork Schools65,771$16,667
Colorado River BOCES1169$50,858

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.

2 high schools in Glenwood Springs, 1,213 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Glenwood Springs High School1,03218.536.8%Roaring Fork Schools
Yampah Mountain School18115.928.7%Colorado River BOCES

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

One middle school in Glenwood Springs, 380 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Glenwood Springs Middle School38014.147.4%Roaring Fork Schools

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

4 elementary schools in Glenwood Springs, 1,617 students

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

How Glenwood Springs's public schools compare with Colorado's

The median Glenwood Springs school has 14.1 students per full-time teacher, fewer than the Colorado median of 15.4. 50% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 33% across the state. Its median school enrolls 390 students (state 368).

Glenwood Springs against Colorado, schools open in 2024-25 with students
Glenwood SpringsColorado
Median students per teacher14.115.4
Median school size (students)390368
Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22)50%33%
Schools where every student eats free (CEP)0%72%
Charter schools14%13%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 7 Glenwood Springs schools and the 1,861 Colorado schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.

What to look at next in Glenwood Springs

  1. Roaring Fork SchoolsRuns 6 of Glenwood Springs's 7 public schools and spent $16,667 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,667
  2. Glenwood Springs High School, the largest high school in Glenwood Springs1,032 students in 2024-25, 18.5 per teacher.1,032
  3. Compare Roaring Fork Schools with Colorado River BOCESGlenwood Springs's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
  4. The largest public schools in ColoradoColorado's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
  5. Find the school district for a Glenwood Springs addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).

Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.

Other cities in Colorado

  1. Denver226 schools
  2. Colorado Springs179 schools
  3. Aurora100 schools
  4. Fort Collins47 schools
  5. Lakewood47 schools
  6. Pueblo45 schools
  7. Littleton42 schools
  8. Thornton39 schools

Questions about schools in Glenwood Springs

  1. How many public schools are in Glenwood Springs, CO?
    7 public schools with an address in Glenwood Springs were open in 2024-25: 2 high, 1 middle, 4 elementary, enrolling 3,210 students. 1 are charter schools.
  2. What is the largest high school in Glenwood Springs?
    Glenwood Springs High School, with 1,032 students in 2024-25 (Roaring Fork Schools).
  3. Which districts run Glenwood Springs's schools?
    Roaring Fork Schools (6 schools), Colorado River BOCES (1 school). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.

These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.

Sources

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25