School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C

District-Level NCES Analysis

School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C operates 203 public schools serving 87,883 students, placing it among the larger districts in Colorado. The school portfolio breaks down into 103 other, 43 high, 31 middle, 26 elementary schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage before they move, rent, or enrol. Aggregated across those campuses, enrollment totals 91,156 pupils using the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2022-23 release, and the district is geographically located in Denver County County.

Per-pupil expenditure runs $19,296 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 70.4% local, 16.8% state, and 12.8% 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 $79,630 per NCES F-33, a signal of the district's ability to recruit and retain staff against neighbouring districts. The district's equity score — 58/100, ranked #48 of 144 in Colorado against a state average of 50 — measures how evenly funding reaches schools within its boundaries.

Academic infrastructure includes 28 of 203 schools offering Advanced Placement (208 AP courses district-wide), a 337:1 student-counselor ratio, above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 48.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 56.8% Hispanic or Latino, 21.0% White, 13.5% African American across the district's schools.