Colorado High School Charter vs West High School

How do these schools compare?

Metric Colorado High School Charter West High School
Location Denver, CO Denver, CO
School Type alternative regular
Grade Level high high
Enrollment 206 519
Student:Teacher Ratio 9.8:1 12.3:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 85.0% 78.0%
Charter School Yes No
Magnet School No No
Title I Yes Yes

Funding

Per-pupil expenditure reflects district-level spending. Source: NCES Finance Survey.

Metric Colorado High School Charter West High School
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $17,206 $17,206
District Denver Public Schools Denver Public Schools

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25

Group Colorado High School Charter West High School
White 2.4% 2.3%
African American 16.5% 8.8%
Hispanic or Latino 73.8% 86.4%
Asian 1.5% 1.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native 3.4% 0.4%
Pacific Islander 0.5% 0.2%
Multiracial 1.9% 0.8%

Academic Resources & Climate

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Metric Colorado High School Charter West High School
AP Courses Offered - 2
Gifted Program Yes Yes
Counselor Ratio 190:1 353:1
Chronic Absenteeism 93.6% 72.1%
IDEA Students - -
In-School Suspensions 0 1
Data Sources: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 for enrollment and school characteristics. Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 for AP courses, counselors, absenteeism, and discipline. NCES Finance Survey for per-pupil expenditure. Some fields may be unavailable for all schools.

Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools.