Denver Public Schools
Listed by NCES as School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C (district ID 0803360)
Public school district · Denver County · Colorado · NCES district ID 0803360
Denver Public Schools spent $17,206 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 89% of the other Colorado districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $14,088). Its 197 schools enrolled 90,310 students in 2024-25; 20.1% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $17,972 per student, up 4.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 78% (Colorado: 82.7%).
NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method
Spending per student among Colorado's largest districts
Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. Among the 10 districts shown, Denver Public Schools ranks 2.
Where the money came from
$1,963,438,000 in revenue: 20.1% state, 68.8% local and 11.1% federal. Total spending including $267,816,000 of capital outlay was $1,988,182,000, or $22,623 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.
- State$395,110,000 20%
- Local$1,350,357,000 69%
- Federal$217,971,000 11%
Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 71 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).
Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25
87,883 students in 2022-23, 88,258 students in 2023-24, 90,310 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.
Teachers and students per teacher
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 87,883 | 5924.9 | 14.8 |
| 2023-24 | 88,258 | 5920.1 | 14.9 |
| 2024-25 | 90,310 | 5957.5 | 15.2 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.
$505,317,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $5,750 per student
Denver Public Schools booked $505,317,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 5,947 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $84,963 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 94 in 100 Colorado districts with a figure (state median $62,708, 161 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Colorado teacher salary at $58,481 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
| Program | Teacher salaries | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Regular programs | $279,212,000 | 55.3% |
| Special education | $98,671,000 | 19.5% |
| Vocational | $29,241,000 | 5.8% |
| Other programs | $98,193,000 | 19.4% |
Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23
The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $4,323 in 2018-19, $4,696 in 2019-20, $4,946 in 2020-21, $5,268 in 2021-22, $5,750 in 2022-23.
Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).
State test results, 2021-22
In 2021-22, the students tested in Denver Public Schools scored proficient or above: 39% in reading and 29% in math, against 44.9% in reading and 31.8% in math across Colorado. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Colorado, not across states.
| Subject | This district | Colorado | Students tested |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts | 39% | 44.9% | 39,535 |
| Math | 29% | 31.8% | 39,365 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
78% of the 6,624 students in Denver Public Schools' 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.
| This district | Colorado | |
|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 78% | 82.7% |
| Students in the class | 6,624 | 68,390 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
110 elementary schools, 47,315 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Language School | 930 | 16.1 | 17.8% | Not Title I |
| Florida Pitt-Waller ECE-8 School | 886 | 17.9 | 72.7% | Schoolwide program |
| William (Bill) Roberts ECE-8 School | 872 | 18.7 | 10.8% | Not Title I |
| McGlone Academy | 842 | 14.9 | 79.5% | Schoolwide program |
| Place Bridge Academy | 824 | 13.0 | 79.5% | Schoolwide program |
| Omar D Blair Charter School | 783 | 14.2 | 71.5% | Schoolwide program |
| Slavens K-8 School | 762 | 18.7 | 12.1% | Not Title I |
| Park Hill School | 717 | 19.2 | 12.7% | Not Title I |
| Green Valley Elementary School | 714 | 14.8 | 69.2% | Schoolwide program |
| McMeen Elementary School | 706 | 18.4 | 58.5% | Schoolwide program |
| Swigert International School | 673 | 16.7 | 18.1% | Not Title I |
| Westerly Creek Elementary | 647 | 15.5 | 17.5% | Not Title I |
The other 98 elementary schools
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspire Elementary | 645 | 17.5 | 20.8% | Not Title I |
| Maxwell Elementary School | 638 | 16.3 | 81.2% | Schoolwide program |
| Rocky Mountain Prep: Creekside | 637 | 14.1 | 74.1% | Schoolwide program |
| Gust Elementary School | 602 | 17.3 | 73.8% | Schoolwide program |
| Marie L. Greenwood Academy | 597 | 16.0 | 73.4% | Schoolwide program |
| Willow Elementary School | 596 | 16.6 | 26.0% | Not Title I |
| Highline Academy Southeast | 591 | 12.8 | 47.0% | Not Title I |
| Highline Academy Northeast | 589 | 11.3 | 62.1% | Schoolwide program |
| Denver Green School Southeast | 586 | 16.1 | 57.7% | Schoolwide program |
| Farrell B. Howell ECE-8 School | 585 | 13.6 | 71.6% | Schoolwide program |
| Edison Elementary School | 583 | 18.2 | 16.5% | Not Title I |
| Bradley International School | 574 | 16.9 | 39.2% | Not Title I |
| Sabin World School | 559 | 16.1 | 54.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Marrama Elementary School | 547 | 15.9 | 74.6% | Schoolwide program |
| Joe Shoemaker School | 543 | 18.5 | 63.2% | Schoolwide program |
| Samuels Elementary School | 532 | 18.4 | 79.7% | Schoolwide program |
| Brown International Academy | 530 | 17.2 | 29.1% | Not Title I |
| Teller Elementary School | 518 | 18.2 | 20.1% | Not Title I |
| Lena Archuleta Elementary School | 515 | 14.5 | 63.9% | Schoolwide program |
| Holm Elementary School | 510 | 15.5 | 65.1% | Schoolwide program |
| KIPP Northeast Elementary | 495 | 12.5 | 62.4% | Schoolwide program |
| DCIS at Ford | 487 | 15.8 | 85.8% | Schoolwide program |
| Isabella Bird Community School | 487 | 17.5 | 20.3% | Not Title I |
| SOAR at Green Valley Ranch | 484 | 17.6 | 65.7% | Schoolwide program |
| Trevista at Horace Mann | 482 | 15.4 | 54.1% | Schoolwide program |
| Centennial A School for Expeditionary Learning | 477 | 17.6 | 23.9% | Not Title I |
| Ellis Elementary School | 467 | 18.1 | 73.4% | Schoolwide program |
| Smith Elementary School | 457 | 15.6 | 78.1% | Schoolwide program |
| Bryant Webster Dual Language ECE-8 School | 454 | 14.7 | 63.2% | Schoolwide program |
| Rocky Mountain Prep: Southwest | 453 | 13.2 | 81.5% | Schoolwide program |
| Steele Elementary School | 452 | 18.1 | 13.1% | Not Title I |
| Stedman Elementary School | 447 | 19.1 | 36.9% | Not Title I |
| STRIVE Prep - Ruby Hill | 443 | 11.3 | 75.4% | Schoolwide program |
| Southmoor Elementary School | 431 | 17.4 | 34.3% | Not Title I |
| Valdez Elementary School | 423 | 17.8 | 46.8% | Not Title I |
| University Park Elementary School | 413 | 15.5 | 26.2% | Not Title I |
| Carson Elementary School | 412 | 16.8 | 15.3% | Not Title I |
| Academia Ana Marie Sandoval | 409 | 18.3 | 33.7% | Not Title I |
| Cory Elementary School | 407 | 16.9 | 21.6% | Not Title I |
| Lowry Elementary School | 400 | 13.9 | 66.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Ashley Elementary School | 387 | 16.5 | 75.2% | Schoolwide program |
| Garden Place Academy | 385 | 13.9 | 75.8% | Schoolwide program |
| Goldrick Elementary School | 385 | 15.4 | 74.5% | Schoolwide program |
| Doull Elementary School | 381 | 16.1 | 75.3% | Schoolwide program |
| Swansea Elementary School | 381 | 14.4 | 77.4% | Schoolwide program |
| Cheltenham Elementary School | 373 | 11.1 | 82.8% | Schoolwide program |
| College View Elementary School | 368 | 14.6 | 84.2% | Schoolwide program |
| Denison Montessori School | 364 | 17.7 | 44.5% | Schoolwide program |
| Valverde Elementary School | 359 | 13.7 | 76.6% | Schoolwide program |
| John H. Amesse Elementary | 358 | 16.3 | 83.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Montclair School of Academics and Enrichment | 353 | 14.1 | 73.4% | Schoolwide program |
| Oakland Elementary | 352 | 14.6 | 70.7% | Schoolwide program |
| Knapp Elementary School | 351 | 17.0 | 80.3% | Schoolwide program |
| Polaris Elementary School | 350 | 19.6 | 14.9% | Not Title I |
| Dora Moore ECE-8 School | 349 | 16.5 | 62.5% | Schoolwide program |
| Columbine Elementary School | 346 | 14.0 | 39.3% | Schoolwide program |
| Denver Center for International Studies at Fairmon | 344 | 13.5 | 43.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Charles M. Schenck (CMS) Community School | 339 | 15.2 | 73.5% | Schoolwide program |
| Barnum Elementary School | 334 | 15.6 | 79.6% | Schoolwide program |
| University Prep - Steele St. | 334 | 11.5 | 81.1% | Schoolwide program |
| Grant Ranch ECE-8 School | 334 | 14.9 | 64.4% | Schoolwide program |
| Godsman Elementary School | 332 | 16.7 | 81.6% | Schoolwide program |
| Munroe Elementary School | 332 | 15.1 | 80.4% | Schoolwide program |
| Bromwell Elementary School | 329 | 16.5 | 17.3% | Not Title I |
| Rocky Mountain Prep: Berkeley | 329 | 14.8 | 57.8% | Schoolwide program |
| Steck Elementary School | 323 | 18.4 | 19.2% | Not Title I |
| Odyssey School of Denver | 318 | 13.1 | 21.1% | Not Title I |
| Eagleton Elementary School | 317 | 12.3 | 81.1% | Schoolwide program |
| University Prep - Arapahoe St. | 313 | 11.7 | 82.7% | Schoolwide program |
| Lincoln Elementary School | 310 | 17.9 | 24.2% | Not Title I |
| Cowell Elementary School | 308 | 14.2 | 83.4% | Schoolwide program |
| Escalante-Biggs Academy | 306 | 14.4 | 69.3% | Schoolwide program |
| Creativity Challenge Community | 306 | 17.6 | 14.4% | Not Title I |
| McKinley-Thatcher Elementary School | 305 | 15.1 | 20.7% | Not Title I |
| Force Elementary School | 303 | 15.6 | 73.9% | Schoolwide program |
| Traylor Academy | 300 | 15.0 | 58.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Johnson Elementary School | 294 | 15.6 | 76.9% | Schoolwide program |
| Newlon Elementary School | 293 | 12.6 | 78.2% | Schoolwide program |
| Asbury Elementary School | 292 | 13.6 | 20.9% | Not Title I |
| Monarch Montessori | 282 | 14.1 | 58.5% | Schoolwide program |
| Colfax Elementary School | 280 | 14.4 | 81.8% | Schoolwide program |
| Stephen Knight Center for Early Education | 276 | 12.8 | 23.9% | Not Title I |
| Beach Court Elementary School | 275 | 14.7 | 80.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Cole Arts and Science Academy | 275 | 13.0 | 79.3% | Schoolwide program |
| Downtown Denver Expeditionary School | 263 | 15.2 | 31.2% | Not Title I |
| Hallett Academy | 250 | 11.4 | 74.4% | Schoolwide program |
| Center for Talent Development at Greenlee | 244 | 13.2 | 84.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Kaiser Elementary School | 243 | 13.5 | 66.7% | Schoolwide program |
| Whittier ECE-8 School | 242 | 14.3 | 84.3% | Schoolwide program |
| Castro Elementary School | 241 | 13.5 | 85.5% | Schoolwide program |
| Wyatt Academy | 240 | 13.7 | 74.2% | Schoolwide program |
| French American School of Denver | 230 | 12.8 | 17.0% | Not Title I |
| Academy 360 | 201 | 12.6 | 65.7% | Schoolwide program |
| Palmer Elementary School | 197 | 12.7 | 35.0% | Not Title I |
| Columbian Elementary School | 171 | 11.5 | 78.4% | Schoolwide program |
| Schmitt Elementary School | 157 | 9.7 | 79.0% | Schoolwide program |
| International Academy of Denver at Harrington | 152 | 9.0 | 76.3% | Schoolwide program |
| KIPP Sunshine Peak Elementary | 146 | 10.8 | 76.0% | Schoolwide program |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
30 middle schools, 13,419 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McAuliffe International School | 1,329 | 19.8 | 24.9% | Not Title I |
| Hamilton Middle School | 775 | 15.9 | 62.7% | Schoolwide program |
| Skinner Middle School | 673 | 16.6 | 36.0% | Not Title I |
| Hill Campus of Arts and Sciences | 651 | 18.8 | 48.5% | Not Title I |
| Merrill Middle School | 611 | 17.1 | 34.9% | Not Title I |
| Lake Middle School | 592 | 14.6 | 70.6% | Schoolwide program |
| Denver Green School Northfield | 558 | 18.1 | 21.5% | Not Title I |
| DSST: Byers Middle School | 485 | 13.6 | 43.7% | Not Title I |
| DSST: Green Valley Ranch Middle School | 482 | 15.1 | 66.2% | Schoolwide program |
| Morey Middle School | 479 | 19.2 | 26.3% | Not Title I |
| DSST: Conservatory Green Middle School | 468 | 14.3 | 56.4% | Schoolwide program |
| Kepner Beacon Middle School | 467 | 14.2 | 79.0% | Schoolwide program |
The other 18 middle schools
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIPP Northeast Denver Middle School | 464 | 11.9 | 69.6% | Schoolwide program |
| DSST: Montview Middle School | 463 | 16.0 | 65.4% | Schoolwide program |
| DSST: Elevate Northeast Middle School | 451 | 12.8 | 69.6% | Schoolwide program |
| DSST: College View Middle School | 446 | 12.5 | 74.9% | Schoolwide program |
| STRIVE Prep - Westwood | 411 | 15.2 | 80.5% | Schoolwide program |
| STRIVE Prep - Green Valley Ranch | 379 | 19.6 | 68.3% | Schoolwide program |
| STRIVE Prep - Federal | 376 | 15.5 | 77.7% | Schoolwide program |
| Grant Beacon Middle School | 339 | 16.3 | 58.4% | Schoolwide program |
| Montbello Middle School | 315 | 14.4 | 79.7% | Not reported |
| Bear Valley International School | 313 | 10.9 | 70.3% | Schoolwide program |
| KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy | 301 | 10.6 | 80.1% | Schoolwide program |
| STRIVE Prep - Noel | 287 | 15.4 | 78.4% | Schoolwide program |
| DSST: Cole Middle School | 282 | 11.8 | 78.7% | Schoolwide program |
| McAuliffe Manual Middle School | 257 | 14.0 | 65.8% | Schoolwide program |
| Girls Athletic Leadership School Middle School | 223 | 14.2 | 28.3% | Not Title I |
| Compass Academy | 200 | 11.0 | 85.0% | Schoolwide program |
| West Middle School | 188 | 12.0 | 81.9% | Schoolwide program |
| STRIVE Prep - Sunnyside | 154 | 9.6 | 85.7% | Schoolwide program |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
54 high schools, 28,527 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East High School | 2,476 | 21.2 | 29.0% | Not Title I |
| Northfield High School | 2,137 | 18.4 | 27.9% | Not Title I |
| South High School | 1,950 | 19.4 | 34.6% | Not Title I |
| North High School | 1,653 | 17.4 | 54.3% | Schoolwide program |
| Thomas Jefferson High School | 1,390 | 19.6 | 46.5% | Not Title I |
| George Washington High School | 1,326 | 20.5 | 50.5% | Not Title I |
| Montbello High School | 1,112 | 15.5 | 72.9% | Schoolwide program |
| Denver School of the Arts | 1,044 | 20.2 | 14.2% | Not Title I |
| Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early College | 1,027 | 15.9 | 71.6% | Schoolwide program |
| Abraham Lincoln High School | 965 | 13.3 | 76.3% | Schoolwide program |
| John F Kennedy High School | 681 | 13.9 | 71.2% | Schoolwide program |
| Bruce Randolph School | 663 | 14.6 | 76.9% | Schoolwide program |
The other 42 high schools
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Online | 611 | 19.0 | 62.2% | Not Title I |
| STRIVE Prep - Smart Academy | 604 | 10.3 | 80.5% | Schoolwide program |
| STRIVE Prep - Rise | 586 | 12.7 | 64.7% | Schoolwide program |
| DSST: Montview High School | 562 | 12.3 | 57.3% | Schoolwide program |
| DSST: Green Valley Ranch High School | 562 | 11.7 | 59.8% | Schoolwide program |
| DSST: Conservatory Green High School | 556 | 13.6 | 57.7% | Schoolwide program |
| KIPP Northeast Denver Leadership Academy | 555 | 13.7 | 57.7% | Schoolwide program |
| DSST: Byers High School | 546 | 15.7 | 48.2% | Not Title I |
| DSST: Elevate Northeast High School | 545 | 13.9 | 59.4% | Schoolwide program |
| DSST: College View High School | 533 | 11.3 | 73.2% | Schoolwide program |
| West High School | 519 | 12.3 | 78.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Northeast Early College | 507 | 15.6 | 71.6% | Schoolwide program |
| KIPP Denver Collegiate High School | 477 | 12.0 | 72.7% | Schoolwide program |
| Career Education Center Early College | 468 | 10.7 | 70.5% | Schoolwide program |
| Denver Center for International Studies | 354 | 13.6 | 65.3% | Schoolwide program |
| Manual High School | 348 | 15.4 | 73.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Emily Griffith High School | 311 | 18.8 | 75.9% | Schoolwide program |
| Vista Academy | 291 | 18.2 | 72.9% | Schoolwide program |
| DSST: Cole High School | 287 | 10.0 | 74.9% | Schoolwide program |
| Summit Academy | 236 | 12.2 | 87.3% | Schoolwide program |
| Excel Academy | 227 | 18.4 | 80.6% | Schoolwide program |
| Colorado High School Charter - GES | 209 | 14.9 | 82.8% | Schoolwide program |
| Colorado High School Charter | 206 | 9.8 | 85.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Denver Montessori Junior/Senior High School | 162 | 11.3 | 72.2% | Not Title I |
| Montbello Career and Technical High School | 158 | 17.5 | 70.3% | Schoolwide program |
| AUL Denver | 156 | 12.1 | 86.5% | Schoolwide program |
| Legacy Options High School | 153 | 10.7 | 78.4% | Schoolwide program |
| Denver Center for 21st-Century Learning at Wyman | 150 | 10.2 | 77.3% | Schoolwide program |
| Contemporary Learning Academy | 126 | 8.5 | 77.8% | Schoolwide program |
| 5280 High School | 109 | 8.5 | 35.8% | Schoolwide program |
| Florence Crittenton High School | 107 | 10.8 | 84.1% | Schoolwide program |
| Denver Justice High School | 106 | 12.8 | 87.7% | Schoolwide program |
| Delta High School | 105 | 15.0 | 65.7% | Schoolwide program |
| North High School Engagement Center | 103 | 11.3 | 83.5% | Schoolwide program |
| RiseUp Community School | 100 | 9.1 | 71.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Respect Academy | 99 | 13.4 | 73.7% | Schoolwide program |
| Compassion Road Academy | 96 | 11.9 | 70.8% | Schoolwide program |
| Robert F. Smith STEAM Academy | 89 | 5.7 | 62.9% | Schoolwide program |
| Denver School of Innovation and Sustainable Design | 60 | 8.6 | 35.0% | Not Title I |
| Girls Athletic Leadership School High School | 59 | 5.5 | 59.3% | Schoolwide program |
| Prep Academy | 44 | 3.7 | 88.6% | Schoolwide program |
| Gilliam School | 21 | 2.1 | 61.9% | Not Title I |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
3 other schools, 1,049 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kunsmiller Creative Arts Academy | 670 | 15.4 | 72.5% | Schoolwide program |
| Pascual Ledoux Academy | 236 | 13.9 | 75.0% | Not Title I |
| Sandra Todd-Williams Academy | 143 | 13.5 | 58.0% | Not Title I |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
6 more schools on file: small, closed or in an earlier directory
These records carry fewer federal fields than a full school page needs, so each is summarized here with what NCES reports.
STRIVE Prep - Lake
Middle school in Denver; 187 students; 8.0 students per teacher.
STRIVE Prep - Kepner
Middle school in Denver; 171 students; 8.3 students per teacher.
Fairview Elementary School
School in Denver; 145 students; 9.8 students per teacher.
American Indian Academy of Denver
School in Denver; 134 students; 11.7 students per teacher.
Mathematics and Science Leadership Academy
Elementary school in Denver; 116 students; 7.0 students per teacher.
Denver Discovery School
Middle school in Denver; 93 students; 10.6 students per teacher.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and earlier directories: the last year each school was listed, its students and its teachers.
Contact Denver Public Schools
- Website: dpsk12.org
- Phone: (720) 423-3200
- Office: 1860 Lincoln St., Denver, CO 80203
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.
What to look at next about Denver Public Schools
- Colorado districts by spending per studentDenver Public Schools ranks 9 of 71 Colorado districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($17,206).#9 of 71
- Every school district in ColoradoDenver Public Schools is the largest of 185 Colorado districts, with 87,883 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#1 of 185
- Jeffco Public SchoolsThe next smaller Colorado district: 75,327 students in fall 2022, $14,483 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,483
- Compare Denver Public Schools with Jeffco Public SchoolsEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
- East High School, its largest high school2,476 students in 2024-25, 21.2 per teacher.2,476
- Teacher salary spending across ColoradoDenver Public Schools spent $84,963 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $62,708); spending, not a salary.$84,963
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).
Questions about Denver Public Schools
How many schools and students are in Denver Public Schools?
197 schools were open in 2024-25 (110 elementary, 30 middle, 54 high, 3 other), enrolling 90,310 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.How much does Denver Public Schools spend per student?
$17,206 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Colorado median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $14,088 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $17,972 per student, up 4.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).Where does Denver Public Schools' money come from?
$1,963,438,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 20.1% state, 68.8% local and 11.1% federal (NCES F-33).How many children in Denver Public Schools live in poverty?
The Census Bureau estimates that 15,338 of the 90,216 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 17.0%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.How much does Denver Public Schools spend on teacher salaries?
$505,317,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $5,750 per student. Divided by the 5,947 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $84,963 per teacher, more than 94 in 100 Colorado districts (state median $62,708). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Colorado teacher salary at $58,481 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).How do students in Denver Public Schools do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested in Denver Public Schools scored proficient or above: 39% in reading and 29% in math, against 44.9% in reading and 31.8% 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, 2021-22.What is the graduation rate in Denver Public Schools?
78% of the 6,624 students in Denver Public Schools' 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. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.What is Denver Public Schools' NCES district ID?
0803360. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.
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 four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.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: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25