Doherty High School

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Colorado Springs, Colorado

Doherty High School in Colorado Springs, Colorado enrolled 1,715 students in 2024-25 with 83.2 full-time teachers, 20.6 students per teacher against the Colorado high-school median of 15.9. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 23% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Colorado: 33.1%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 82% (Colorado: 82.7%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 1%

1,832 students in 2022-23, 1,861 students in 2023-24, 1,715 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 82.0 to 83.2.

Students enrolled at Doherty High School by school year2022-23: 1,832, 2023-24: 1,861, 2024-25: 1,71505001k1.5k2k2022-231,8322023-241,8612024-251,715
Students enrolled at Doherty High School by school year2022-23: 1,832, 2023-24: 1,861, 2024-25: 1,71505001k1.5k2k2022-231,8322023-241,8612024-251,715
Students enrolled at Doherty High School by school year2022-23: 1,832, 2023-24: 1,861, 2024-25: 1,71505001k1.5k2k2022-231,8322023-241,8612024-251,715
Students enrolled at Doherty High School by school year2022-23: 1,832, 2023-24: 1,861, 2024-25: 1,71505001k1.5k2k2022-231,8322023-241,8612024-251,715
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,83282.022.3
2023-241,86183.122.4
2024-251,71583.220.6

20.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 81 of every 100 Colorado high schools

Among the 429 Colorado high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.9; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Colorado high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 58.0; Doherty High School 20.6; state median 15.9.0204060students per full-time teacherDoherty High School 20.6state median 15.9U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Colorado high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 58.0; Doherty High School 20.6; state median 15.9.0204060students per full-time teacherDoherty High School 20.6state median 15.9U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Colorado high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 58.0; Doherty High School 20.6; state median 15.9.0204060students per full-time teacherDoherty High School 20.6state median 15.9U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Colorado high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 58.0; Doherty High School 20.6; state median 15.9.0204060students per full-time teacherDoherty High School 20.6state median 15.9U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

19 AP courses and one counselor per 274 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Doherty High School enrolled 1,915 students and had 7.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 135 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses19
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)7.0, one per 274 of the 1,915 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions135
  • Chronically absent44.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

48.2% of students were White, 32.4% Hispanic, 10.5% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White48.2%
  2. Hispanic32.4%
  3. Two or more races10.5%
  4. Black6.1%
  5. Asian1.8%
  6. Pacific Islander0.7%
  7. American Indian0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Doherty High School scored proficient or above: 23% in math, against 33.1% in math across Colorado. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Colorado, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtColorado
Math23%24% (2021-22)33.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

82% of the 423 students in Doherty High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 82.7% across Colorado. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtColorado
Four-year graduation rate82%69%82.7%
Students in the class4231,72068,390

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Colorado Springs

38 public high schools in Colorado Springs report 2024-25 enrollment; Doherty High School is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Pine Creek High School1,87518.814.5%
Doherty High School1,71520.644.4%
Liberty High School1,52617.423.3%
Vista Ridge High School1,47319.933.1%
Sand Creek High School1,42620.945.2%
Rampart High School1,30516.828.5%
Mesa Ridge High School1,30418.930.6%
Coronado High School1,27923.343.8%

All public schools in Colorado Springs →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Doherty High School

  1. Springs Studio for Academic ExcellenceThe nearest public high school, 2.5 miles away: 442 students, 22.1 per teacher (2024-25).2.5 mi
  2. Pikes Peak Early CollegeThe next nearest public high school, 2.5 miles away: 204 students, 31.1 per teacher (2024-25).2.5 mi
  3. Compare Doherty High School with Springs Studio for Academic ExcellenceStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much The Colorado Springs Schools District 11 spends per student$15,835 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,835
  5. The largest public schools in ColoradoDoherty High School is the number 45 by size of 436 Colorado high schools open in 2024-25.#45 of 436
  6. Colorado schools by students per teacher20.6 students per teacher here against the Colorado median of 15.9 for high schools.20.6:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Doherty High School

  1. How many students attend Doherty High School?
    1,715 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,832 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Colorado Springs, CO.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Doherty High School?
    20.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Colorado median for high schools is 15.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Doherty High School a Title I school?
    Doherty High School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Doherty High School do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Doherty High School scored proficient or above: 23% in math, against 33.1% in math across Colorado. Colorado's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Doherty High School?
    82% of the 423 students in Doherty High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 82.7% across Colorado. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Doherty High School in?
    The Colorado Springs Schools District 11, NCES district ID 0803060. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 080306000268 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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