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Greenwood Village, Colorado - 70 schools
An equity score of 41/100 ranks Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the County of Arapah #95 of 142 districts in Colorado (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,137 per pupil, Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the County of Arapah ranks #96 of 180 Colorado districts by per-pupil spending (Colorado districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
52,392
Total Enrollment
70
Schools
$14,137
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the County of Arapah operates 70 public schools serving 52,392 students, placing it among the larger districts in Colorado. The school portfolio breaks down into 49 combined, 12 middle, 7 high, 2 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 $14,137 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 48.6% local, 43.3% state, and 8.1% 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 41/100, ranked #95 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 70 schools offering Advanced Placement (134 AP courses district-wide), a 354.3:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, . Demographically, the student body averages 44.0% White, 24.7% Hispanic or Latino, 11.8% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Aspen Crossing Elementary School, with a diversity index of 77.6/100.
Its largest campus is Cherry Creek High School, enrolling 3,852 students (7% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Marvin W Foote Youth Services, at 36 students, a 107x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the County of Arapah school enrollment varies 107× across entities
Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the County of Arapah school enrollment ranges from 36 students (lowest) to 3,852 students (highest), a spread of 3,816 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.
Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the County of Arapah student-counselor ratio is 354:1 — 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 Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the County of Arapah'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 Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the County of Arapah?
Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the County of Arapah has 70 schools, including 7 high, 12 middle, 49 combined, 2 elementary. Total enrollment is 52,392 students.
How much does Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the County of Arapah spend per student?
Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the County of Arapah spends $14,137 per student. The district has an equity score of 41/100, ranking #95 in Colorado.
What is the demographic composition of Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the County of Arapah?
Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the County of Arapah students are 44.0% White, 24.7% Hispanic or Latino, 11.8% African American, 8.3% Asian, averaged across 70 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the County of Arapah?
Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the County of Arapah has an equity score of 41/100, ranking #95 out of 142 districts in Colorado.