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Aurora, Colorado - 61 schools
An equity score of 57/100 ranks Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the Counties of Adams and a #51 of 142 districts in Colorado (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,314 per pupil, Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the Counties of Adams and a ranks #61 of 180 Colorado districts by per-pupil spending (Colorado districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
38,135
Total Enrollment
61
Schools
$16,314
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the Counties of Adams and a operates 61 public schools serving 38,135 students, placing it among the larger districts in Colorado. The school portfolio breaks down into 40 combined, 7 high, 7 middle, 7 elementary schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage across a sizeable portfolio 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 Arapahoe County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,314 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 180 Colorado districts by per-pupil spending. See how Colorado compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 46.4% local, 41.1% state, and 12.5% 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 57/100, ranked #51 of 142 in Colorado against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 6 of 61 schools offering Advanced Placement (42 AP courses district-wide), a 331.4:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, . Demographically, the student body averages 59.6% Hispanic or Latino, 16.8% African American, 11.4% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Aurora Frontier K-8, with a diversity index of 77.1/100.
Its largest campus is Aurora Central Campus, enrolling 2,468 students (6% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Aps Early Beginnings - a Zoom Site, at 23 students, a 107x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the Counties of Adams and a school enrollment varies 107× across entities
Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the Counties of Adams and a school enrollment ranges from 23 students (lowest) to 2,468 students (highest), a spread of 2,445 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the Counties of Adams and a has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 69.6% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the Counties of Adams and a student-counselor ratio is 331:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the Counties of Adams and a is typically wider than the Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the Counties of Adams and a-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the Counties of Adams and a'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 Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the Counties of Adams and a?
Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the Counties of Adams and a has 61 schools, including 40 combined, 7 high, 7 middle, 7 elementary. Total enrollment is 38,135 students.
How much does Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the Counties of Adams and a spend per student?
Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the Counties of Adams and a spends $16,314 per student. The district has an equity score of 57/100, ranking #51 in Colorado.
What is the demographic composition of Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the Counties of Adams and a?
Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the Counties of Adams and a students are 59.6% Hispanic or Latino, 16.8% African American, 11.4% White, 4.8% Asian, averaged across 61 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the Counties of Adams and a?
Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the Counties of Adams and a has an equity score of 57/100, ranking #51 out of 142 districts in Colorado.