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Castle Rock, Colorado - 88 schools
An equity score of 21/100 ranks Douglas County School District No. Re 1 #133 of 142 districts in Colorado (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,848 per pupil, Douglas County School District No. Re 1 ranks #149 of 180 Colorado districts by per-pupil spending (Colorado districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
62,341
Total Enrollment
88
Schools
$11,848
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Douglas County School District No. Re 1 operates 88 public schools serving 62,341 students, placing it among the largest districts in Colorado. The school portfolio breaks down into 50 combined, 15 elementary, 13 high, 10 middle schools, giving families in a major system a clear picture of grade-band coverage across a large 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 Douglas County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,848 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 52.8% local, 40.8% state, and 6.4% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 21/100, ranked #133 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 13 of 88 schools offering Advanced Placement (220 AP courses district-wide), a 392:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, . Demographically, the student body averages 67.4% White, 17.1% Hispanic or Latino, 6.5% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Acres Green Elementary School, with a diversity index of 72.0/100.
Its largest campus is American Academy, enrolling 2,803 students (5% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Cherry Valley Elementary School, at 25 students, a 112x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Douglas County School District No. Re 1 school enrollment varies 112× across entities
Douglas County School District No. Re 1 school enrollment ranges from 25 students (lowest) to 2,803 students (highest), a spread of 2,778 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.
Douglas County School District No. Re 1 student-counselor ratio is 392:1 — 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 Douglas County School District No. Re 1'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 Douglas County School District No. Re 1?
Douglas County School District No. Re 1 has 88 schools, including 50 combined, 13 high, 15 elementary, 10 middle. Total enrollment is 62,341 students.
How much does Douglas County School District No. Re 1 spend per student?
Douglas County School District No. Re 1 spends $11,848 per student. The district has an equity score of 21/100, ranking #133 in Colorado.
What is the demographic composition of Douglas County School District No. Re 1?
Douglas County School District No. Re 1 students are 67.4% White, 17.1% Hispanic or Latino, 6.5% Asian, 1.6% African American, averaged across 88 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Douglas County School District No. Re 1?
Douglas County School District No. Re 1 has an equity score of 21/100, ranking #133 out of 142 districts in Colorado.