Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah

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 other, 12 middle, 7 high, 2 elementary schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage before they move, rent, or enrol. Aggregated across those campuses, enrollment totals 52,157 pupils using the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2022-23 release, and the district is geographically located in Arapahoe County County.

Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,211 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, which aggregates every revenue and spending line reported under federal accounting standards. The funding mix is 48.6% local, 43.3% state, and 8.1% federal — a breakdown that matters because districts leaning heavily on local revenue are more exposed to property-tax swings, while higher federal shares typically track Title I concentration. Average teacher compensation clocks in at $101,510 per NCES F-33, a signal of the district's ability to recruit and retain staff against neighbouring districts. The district's equity score — 45/100, ranked #87 of 144 in Colorado against a state average of 50 — measures how evenly funding reaches schools within its boundaries.

Academic infrastructure includes 7 of 70 schools offering Advanced Placement (134 AP courses district-wide), a 354.3:1 student-counselor ratio, above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, . Demographically, the student body averages 44.0% White, 24.7% Hispanic or Latino, 11.8% African American across the district's schools.