NCES CCD 2024-25 7 schools NC

Best-Resourced Schools in Denver, NC

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7 public K-12 schools in Denver from NCES Common Core of Data: enrollment, grade span, demographics, and Civil Rights Data Collection statistics for every active campus.

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7
Schools
6,374
Students
48/100
Avg Resource Index
17.8:1
Avg Student-Teacher Ratio

National city placement

One campus shapes the city average

According to NCES CCD 2024-25, Denver has more public-school enrollment than 66% of the 4,487 US cities in this directory. Lincoln Charter School enrolls 36.3% of Denver's public-school students. That is enough concentration for one institution to pull the citywide enrollment, staffing, and Resource Index averages toward its own profile. The smaller campuses below should therefore be compared directly rather than inferred from the headline mean; their grade configurations and program footprints can be materially different even inside the same district.

Combined-grade campuses shape the local portfolio

4 of Denver's 7 listed schools use NCES's combined or “other” grade-level classification. Citywide averages therefore blend campuses serving unusually broad or nonstandard grade spans with conventional elementary, middle, and high schools. Grade configuration is a first-order comparison here, not a minor label.

Governance mix is central to a fair comparison

2 of 7 listed Denver campuses are reported as charters, so district-run and charter records occupy substantial shares of the same city view. They may follow different governance, enrollment, and program structures even when their mailing city matches. The 19-point gap between Rock Springs Elementary and Lincoln Charter School should be read within that context, not as a single-system league table. Check charter status and district affiliation before comparing two nearby schools, and verify current admissions rules with the operator.

City enrollment
Top 34%
School count
Top 65%
Resource Index average
81st percentile
Teacher staffing
27th percentile

Lincoln Charter School accounts for 36.3% of all Denver public-school enrollment

That dominant concentration means Denver-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade level: Combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how districts allocate programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Denver school enrollment varies 5.8× across entities

Denver school enrollment ranges from 402 students (lowest) to 2,316 students (highest), a spread of 1,914 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous school portfolio for a city this size. Per-school staffing and program breadth can differ sharply at opposite ends of that enrollment range, so the city average should not be treated as a typical campus.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Denver student-teacher ratio is 17.8:1 — near the typical range (US average ~15.7) — citywide staffing is neither unusually lean nor unusually crowded by this measure

student-teacher ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE classroom teachers against total enrollment, push-in specialists, English-language aides, special-education co-teachers, and counselors are not included in most reporting Variation between sub-units within Denver is typically wider than the Denver-aggregate figure suggests.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe

2 of Denver's 7 listed schools are charters

29% of the city's listed public-school campuses are reported as charter schools in NCES CCD. Charter status identifies a different governance arrangement; it does not establish admissions availability, academic quality, or the share of city students enrolled in those campuses. Open each school record to compare enrollment and staffing directly.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

# School Score
1. Rock Springs Elementary 56
2. Catawba Springs Elementary 56
3. St James Elementary 53
4. North Lincoln Middle 47
5. East Lincoln High 45
6. West Lake Preparatory Academy 42
7. Lincoln Charter School 37

Most racially and ethnically mixed schools in Denver

Ranked by the Simpson student-body diversity index (0-100) from NCES race and ethnicity data, where higher means a more evenly mixed student body. It measures mix, not quality.

  1. 1 West Lake Preparatory Academy 65.0/100
  2. 2 Catawba Springs Elementary 50.7/100
  3. 3 East Lincoln High 45.3/100
  4. 4 Lincoln Charter School 42.4/100
  5. 5 St James Elementary 35.3/100

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Which Denver school has the highest Resource Investment Index? ▼

Rock Springs Elementary has the highest Resource Investment Index among the Denver schools in this federal-data comparison at 56/100. The index summarizes reported staffing, counseling, gifted-program, and attendance inputs; it is not an academic rating.

How many schools are in Denver, NC? ▼

Denver has 7 public schools with a total enrollment of 6,374 students. 2 are charter schools. Average student-teacher ratio: 17.8:1.

Other Cities in North Carolina

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176 schools
Raleigh
99 schools
Greensboro
83 schools
Durham
68 schools
Fayetteville
68 schools
Winston Salem
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Data from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22. The Resource Investment Index uses reported student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance; it is not an academic rating. Cities must include at least five schools to be listed. This public-data comparison is for informational purposes: verify current enrollment, attendance boundaries, and programs with the school district before acting. See the guide to understanding NCES data.