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Colorado Springs, Colorado - 28 schools
An equity score of 53/100 ranks Harrison School District No. 2 in the County of El Paso an #63 of 142 districts in Colorado (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,944 per pupil, Harrison School District No. 2 in the County of El Paso an ranks #145 of 180 Colorado districts by per-pupil spending (Colorado districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
12,267
Total Enrollment
28
Schools
$11,944
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Harrison School District No. 2 in the County of El Paso an operates 28 public schools serving 12,267 students, placing it in the mid-size range in Colorado. The school portfolio breaks down into 12 combined, 6 high, 6 elementary, 4 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 $11,944 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 24.7% local, 60.0% state, and 15.3% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 53/100, ranked #63 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 5 of 28 schools offering Advanced Placement (42 AP courses district-wide), a 364.2:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, . Demographically, the student body averages 54.7% Hispanic or Latino, 22.3% White, 11.7% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Wildflower Elementary School, with a diversity index of 69.4/100.
Its largest campus is Harrison High School, enrolling 1,089 students (9% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Career Readiness Academy, at 69 students, a 16x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Harrison School District No. 2 in the County of El Paso an school enrollment varies 16× across entities
Harrison School District No. 2 in the County of El Paso an school enrollment ranges from 69 students (lowest) to 1,089 students (highest), a spread of 1,020 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Harrison School District No. 2 in the County of El Paso an has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 53.1% 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). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. 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.
Harrison School District No. 2 in the County of El Paso an student-counselor ratio is 364:1 — 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 Harrison School District No. 2 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 Harrison School District No. 2 in the County of El Paso an?
Harrison School District No. 2 in the County of El Paso an has 28 schools, including 6 high, 6 elementary, 12 combined, 4 middle. Total enrollment is 12,267 students.
How much does Harrison School District No. 2 in the County of El Paso an spend per student?
Harrison School District No. 2 in the County of El Paso an spends $11,944 per student. The district has an equity score of 53/100, ranking #63 in Colorado.
What is the demographic composition of Harrison School District No. 2 in the County of El Paso an?
Harrison School District No. 2 in the County of El Paso an students are 54.7% Hispanic or Latino, 22.3% White, 11.7% African American, 2.2% Asian, averaged across 28 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Harrison School District No. 2 in the County of El Paso an?
Harrison School District No. 2 in the County of El Paso an has an equity score of 53/100, ranking #63 out of 142 districts in Colorado.