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Colorado Springs, Colorado - 40 schools
An equity score of 26/100 ranks Academy School District No. 20 in the County of El Paso an #125 of 142 districts in Colorado (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,954 per pupil, Academy School District No. 20 in the County of El Paso an ranks #161 of 180 Colorado districts by per-pupil spending (Colorado districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
25,719
Total Enrollment
40
Schools
$10,954
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Academy School District No. 20 in the County of El Paso an operates 40 public schools serving 25,719 students, placing it in the mid-size range in Colorado. The school portfolio breaks down into 15 combined, 11 elementary, 7 high, 7 middle schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in El Paso County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,954 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 180 Colorado districts by per-pupil spending. See how Colorado compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 44.7% local, 48.4% state, and 6.9% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 26/100, ranked #125 of 142 in Colorado against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 7 of 40 schools offering Advanced Placement (103 AP courses district-wide), a 377.8:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, . Demographically, the student body averages 65.1% White, 18.1% Hispanic or Latino, 3.8% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is The Da Vinci Academy School, with a diversity index of 66.1/100.
Its largest campus is The Classical Academy Charter, enrolling 1,909 students (7% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Aspen Valley Campus, at 90 students, a 21x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Academy School District No. 20 in the County of El Paso an school enrollment varies 21× across entities
Academy School District No. 20 in the County of El Paso an school enrollment ranges from 90 students (lowest) to 1,909 students (highest), a spread of 1,819 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Academy School District No. 20 in the County of El Paso an student-counselor ratio is 378:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Comparisons are relative to Academy School District No. 20 in the County of El Paso an's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Academy School District No. 20 in the County of El Paso an?
Academy School District No. 20 in the County of El Paso an has 40 schools, including 11 elementary, 7 high, 7 middle, 15 combined. Total enrollment is 25,719 students.
How much does Academy School District No. 20 in the County of El Paso an spend per student?
Academy School District No. 20 in the County of El Paso an spends $10,954 per student. The district has an equity score of 26/100, ranking #125 in Colorado.
What is the demographic composition of Academy School District No. 20 in the County of El Paso an?
Academy School District No. 20 in the County of El Paso an students are 65.1% White, 18.1% Hispanic or Latino, 3.8% Asian, 3.5% African American, averaged across 40 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Academy School District No. 20 in the County of El Paso an?
Academy School District No. 20 in the County of El Paso an has an equity score of 26/100, ranking #125 out of 142 districts in Colorado.