Enrollment
668
Colorado · 2024-25 NCES data
2024-25 NCES data High school (grades 9-12) NCES 080372000483
Elizabeth High School — Elizabeth, CO
Federal NCES profile for Elizabeth High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators — Resource Investment Index 56/100.
👥 Class size 37
📚 AP courses 75
🌟 Gifted program 70
🎓 Counselors 55
📋 Attendance 43
How this works: Each indicator above is scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC data, then averaged into the Resource Investment Index. This measures resource allocation — staffing, programs, and support services — not standardized test scores or academic outcomes. Full methodology →
School address
District: Elizabeth School District · Colorado
Public location data per NCES (National Center for Education Statistics) Common Core of Data. Verify the school's current address on the NCES CCD record.
Teachers (FTE)
43.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
15.8:1
vs 16.9:1 Colorado avg
-7% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
10.3%
vs 38.5% Colorado avg
-73% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Elizabeth High School compares with Colorado and U.S. medians
The federal record — no proprietary index, no editorial formula.
PlainSchools publishes the actual federal measurements — enrollment, staffing, demographics, discipline, and finance — straight from the NCES Common Core of Data, CRDC, and F-33 surveys. No composite rating, no opinion-based score on top. You get the same raw numbers researchers and policymakers use, with benchmarks, spending context, and equity indicators computed from the same federal datasets. Full methodology linked below.
What this school's NCES data tells you
Elizabeth High School reports 668 enrolled students to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) alongside 43.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, producing a 15.8:1 student-teacher ratio. That figure sits 7% below the Colorado state mean of 16.9:1, signalling more teacher attention per pupil than the state benchmark. Against the national 2024-25 average of 15.9:1, it is 1% lower, a useful calibration for families comparing districts across state lines.
Title I and federal lunch eligibility offer another window into the student body: 10.3% of pupils qualify for free meals, a proxy for household income that federal programs use to direct funding. The free-lunch share is 73% below the Colorado average and 80% below the national baseline. The school offers 15 Advanced Placement courses, a stronger academic pipeline indicator than enrollment alone. Counselor coverage works out to roughly 223 students per counselor, meeting the American School Counselor Association recommendation of 250:1. Chronic absenteeism — missing 10% or more of school days — stands at 22.8% according to the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.
On the finance side, the surrounding Elizabeth School District spends $13,057 per pupil district-wide, below the Colorado average of $20,949 and below the national average of $19,490. Revenue comes 43.8% from local sources (property taxes), 45.4% from the state, and 10.8% from federal programs per the NCES F-33 finance survey. Taken together, these measurements produce a Resource Investment Index of 56/100 (C), calculated from 5 distinct NCES and CRDC indicators measuring resource allocation rather than academic outcomes.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Elizabeth High School compares
Cross-validating school-level NCES values against Colorado state and U.S. national means lets readers see whether this school is an outlier or in line with peers.
| Metric | This school | vs Colorado | Colorado avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 15.8:1 | ▼ 7% | 16.9:1 | 15.9:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 10.3% | ▼ 73% | 38.5% | 51.8% |
| Enrollment | 668 | top 84% | — | — |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
What the federal data reveals about equity at this school
Federal measurements — not ratings — surface the resource and opportunity picture. Below are the indicators that researchers, civil-rights monitors, and funding formulas use to assess equity.
Economic need
10.3%
free-lunch eligible
— 73% below the Colorado average of 38.5%
Below the 40% Title I threshold — federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
15.8:1
students per teacher
— 7% below state mean
Top 48% in Colorado — lower ratio than 52% of state schools
Between 15:1 and 20:1 — in line with the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
22.8%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Chronic absenteeism at or above 20% — the CDC threshold for "high" — signals significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$13,057
per pupil, district-wide
— below Colorado avg of $20,949
Below the U.S. average per-pupil spend — funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors3.0 FTE
Per 223 students — the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 20 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 3.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Overview
Enrollment 668 Top 84% in Colorado — larger than 16% of 1,923 state schools
Teachers (FTE) 43.0
Students per teacher 15.8:1 -7% vs state
Free-lunch eligible 10.3% -73% vs state
NCES ID 080372000483
Student demographics
White 80.1%
Hispanic or Latino 16.2%
Two or More 2.8%
Asian 0.4%
African American 0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.1%
Largest group: White at 80.1% of enrollment.
Programs & staff
AP courses offered 15
Gifted & talented Yes
Counselors (FTE) 3.0
Students per counselor 223:1
Discipline & special education
Chronically absent 22.8%
In-school suspensions 0
Out-of-school suspensions 20
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Elizabeth School District, which includes Elizabeth High School.
$13,057
Per student
-38%
vs Colorado
Avg $20,949
-33%
vs U.S.
Avg $19,490
Revenue mix
Local 43.8%
State 45.4%
Federal 10.8%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 428
- Students per teacher
- 15.4:1
- Enrollment
- 386
- Students per teacher
- 15.5:1
- Enrollment
- 383
- Students per teacher
- 16.7:1
- Enrollment
- 292
- Students per teacher
- 12.9:1
- Enrollment
- 72
- Students per teacher
- 73:1
Educator & family resources
In-depth guides on understanding NCES data, school choice, and education funding.
Understanding NCES data
How CCD, CRDC and EDFacts feed every public-school number you see.
Choose a school district
Eight signals that matter more than the overall ranking number.
How schools are funded
Title I, F-33, state aid formulas and what per-pupil spending really means.
Chronic absenteeism
Why missing 10% of school matters and how it varies by district.
Magnet vs charter vs traditional
Three school types, three funding models, three sets of trade-offs.
School discipline data
What CRDC suspension and expulsion records do and don't reveal.
Frequently asked questions about Elizabeth High School
How many students attend Elizabeth High School?
Elizabeth High School has 668 students enrolled. It is a high school in ELIZABETH, CO.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Elizabeth High School?
The student-teacher ratio at Elizabeth High School is 15.8:1, which is 7% lower than the Colorado average of 16.9:1 and 1% lower than the national average of 15.9:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Elizabeth High School?
10.3% of students at Elizabeth High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Colorado average of 38.5%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Elizabeth High School?
The largest demographic group at Elizabeth High School is White at 80.1%. The school serves a diverse student body in ELIZABETH, CO.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Elizabeth High School?
Elizabeth High School has a Resource Investment Index of 56/100 (C) based on 5 factors: student-teacher ratio, AP course offerings, counselor availability, attendance rates. This index measures federal resource allocation — staffing levels, program availability, and support services — not standardized test scores or academic outcomes.