Every school district in Colorado

Colorado had 185 school districts with a school open in 2024-25, enrolling 856,874 students between them; the largest, Denver Public Schools, enrolled 90,310. The count takes in every local education agency NCES lists, charter schools that report as their own district included. 178 of them have 2021-22 state test results.

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23 · EDFacts 2021-22 · method

All 185 districts, most students first

DistrictCountySchoolsStudents 2024‑25Spending per studentReading / math proficient, 2021‑22Graduation rate, class of 2023
Denver Public SchoolsDenver County19790,310$17,20639% / 29%78%
Jeffco Public SchoolsJefferson County14173,156$14,48352% / 38%84%
Douglas County School DistrictDouglas County8761,155$12,94262% / 49%90%
Cherry Creek School District #5Arapahoe County6951,980$15,15852% / 41%89%
Aurora Public SchoolsArapahoe County5638,089$18,11124% / 14%74%
Adams 12 Five Star SchoolsAdams County5434,466$14,748not published / 32%85%
St. Vrain Valley SchoolsBoulder County5431,607$14,045not published / 37%93%
Poudre School DistrictLarimer County5229,381$14,98659% / 48%87%
Boulder Valley School DistrictBoulder County5627,988$17,17263% / 50%91%
Academy District 20El Paso County3925,607$12,09063% / 47%92%
El Paso County Colorado School District 49El Paso County3025,557$11,47246% / 27%56%
27J SchoolsAdams County3223,352$10,85434% / 22%88%
Greeley-Evans School District 6Weld County3422,917$13,54931% / 17%83%
The Colorado Springs Schools District 11El Paso County5620,925$15,83536% / 24%69%
Mesa County Valley School District 51Mesa County4419,753$12,83441% / 28%81%
State Charter School InstituteDenver County3918,148$12,19743% / 28%74%
Thompson School DistrictLarimer County3214,580$14,678not published / 31%90%
Pueblo School District 60Pueblo County3313,804$13,501not published / 14%79%
Littleton School District No. 6 in the county of ArapahoeArapahoe County2013,109$15,924not published / 49%93%
Harrison School District 2El Paso County2811,938$14,08841% / 26%82%
Pueblo County School District 70Pueblo County2610,386$11,559not published / 25%92%
School District No. 3 in the county of El Paso and State ofEl Paso County189,290$12,730not published / 23%78%
Fountain-Fort Carson School District 8El Paso County137,955$14,25434% / 21%92%
Westminster Public SchoolsAdams County187,724$17,815not published / 13%70%
Weld RE-4 School DistrictWeld County127,232$11,404not published / 40%93%
The other 160 on the list
DistrictCountySchoolsStudents 2024‑25Spending per studentReading / math proficient, 2021‑22Graduation rate, class of 2023
Mapleton Public SchoolsAdams County207,095$14,482not published / 11%68%
Byers School District 32-JArapahoe County106,853$9,41347% / 30%44%
Lewis-Palmer School District 38El Paso County106,332$12,434not published / 53%91%
Eagle County School District Re-50JEagle County206,309$16,18342% / 26%87%
Montrose County School DistrictMontrose County155,977$11,857not published / 25%78%
Roaring Fork SchoolsGarfield County145,839$16,66736% / 26%83%
Adams County School District 14Adams County125,221$18,03414% / 6%69%
Education Reenvisioned BOCESEl Paso County84,910not comparable33% / 15%72%
Garfield School District Re-2Garfield County104,695$13,874not published / 18%83%
Delta County Joint District No. 50Delta County164,396$13,84343% / 28%79%
Durango School District No. 9-RLa Plata County124,337$14,72950% / 31%84%
Weld County School District No. Re-5JWeld County74,049$13,35736% / 21%87%
Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12 in the county of EEl Paso County93,745$13,25274% / 59%97%
Summit School DistrictSummit County93,473$16,171not published / 28%91%
Morgan County School District Re-3Morgan County83,451$11,95927% / 15%81%
Fremont Re-1Fremont County83,191$14,11241% / 22%85%
Weld County School District RE-3JWeld County82,666$13,06130% / 20%85‑89%
Steamboat Springs School DistrictRoutt County72,509$17,525not published / 51%96%
Weld re-8 schoolsWeld County62,455$13,29726% / 18%85‑89%
Englewood SchoolsArapahoe County92,406$18,63233% / 21%64%
Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1Montezuma County102,380$13,68428% / 15%65‑69%
Elizabeth School DistrictElbert County72,282$12,90747% / 32%90‑94%
Gunnison Watershed School District Re1JGunnison County72,095$14,48048% / 30%85‑89%
Alamosa School District Re-11JAlamosa County62,038$13,38730% / 17%80‑84%
Weld County School District No. Re-2Weld County52,000$12,83946% / 44%90‑94%
School District No. Re-1 ValleyLogan County71,910$12,521not published / 20%85‑89%
Moffat County School District RE: No. 1Moffat County71,821$12,776not published / 18%75‑79%
Woodland Park School DistrictTeller County51,744$16,214not published / 29%70‑74%
Weld County School District No. RE-1Weld County61,727$16,51136% / 22%90‑94%
Archuleta County School District No. 50 JtArchuleta County51,588$13,91029% / 18%90‑94%
Aspen School DistrictPitkin County51,584$27,54454% / 37%90‑94%
Brush School DistrictMorgan County41,420$15,514not published90‑94%
Lamar School District RE-2Prowers County61,397$10,990not published / 22%90‑94%
Salida School DistrictChaffee County61,351$16,274not published / 45%85‑89%
East Grand School District No. 2Grand County41,300$17,21952% / 37%90‑94%
Bennett School District No. 29JAdams County51,298$10,77529% / 12%85‑89%
Fremont RE-2 School DistrictFremont County31,294$12,12738% / 19%75‑79%
East Otero School DistrictOtero County41,284$14,582not published / 7%90‑94%
Grand Valley School District No. 16 in the county of GarfiGarfield County41,212$14,04522% / 12%85‑89%
Bayfield School District No. 10Jt-RLa Plata County41,183$14,20536% / 22%90‑94%
Strasburg School District 31JAdams County41,180$10,793not published / 29%90‑94%
Manitou Springs School District No. 14 in the county of ElEl Paso County41,147$16,374not published / 31%90‑94%
Weld County School District No. Re-7Weld County31,114$16,45648% / 34%95% or more
Sheridan School District No. 2Arapahoe County51,018$25,345not published / 7%70‑74%
Ellicott School District 22El Paso County31,009$13,26435% / 20%85‑89%
Weld County School District No. Re-9Weld County3976$12,22028% / 20%80‑89%
Monte Vista School District No. C-8Rio Grande County6975$12,496not published / 14%80‑84%
Lake County School DistrictLake County4931$19,116not published / 17%75‑79%
North Conejos School District No. Re1JConejos County5927$11,862not published / 31%95% or more
Buena Vista School District No. R-31Chaffee County5925$14,43941% / 23%90‑94%
Las Animas School DistrictBent County5906$15,215not published / 16%45‑49%
Estes Park School DistrictLarimer County3882$17,08437% / 24%85‑89%
Yuma School DistrictYuma County4802$12,29932% / 23%85‑89%
Telluride School District R-1San Miguel County4799$20,208not published / 46%90‑94%
Trinidad School District 1 in the county of Las Animas andLas Animas County3769$14,520not published / 7%80‑89%
Burlington School District RE-6JKit Carson County3742$10,65731% / 12%90% or more
Wray School DistrictYuma County2731$14,45048% / 34%90% or more
Platte Canyon, School District No. 1Park County3688$15,06855% / 35%80‑89%
Meeker School District Re1Rio Blanco County3672$13,649not published / 51%90% or more
Dolores School DistrictMontezuma County4668$13,20138% / 25%80‑89%
Julesburg School DistrictSedgwick County3668$10,23240‑44% / 15‑19%95% or more
Clear Creek School District No. Re-1Clear Creek County5634$19,86546% / 27%80‑89%
Center Consolidated School District No. 26 Jt. of the countSaguache County5628$20,81121% / 10%60‑69%
Ignacio School District No. 11JtLa Plata County3605$20,21425% / 11%70‑79%
Peyton School DistrictEl Paso County4596$14,813not published / 32%80‑89%
Wiggins School DistrictMorgan County3591$12,119not published / 24%90% or more
Park County School District Re-2Park County5576$19,41338% / 12%70‑79%
Rocky Ford School DistrictOtero County2576$16,378not published / 26%90% or more
Holyoke School District No. Re-1JPhillips County3512$13,77933% / 15%80‑89%
Mancos School District Re-6Montezuma County4511$13,572not published / 20‑29%90% or more
Rangely School District RE4Rio Blanco County2485$15,611not published / 15%80% or more
Branson School DistrictLas Animas County2465$10,14745‑49% / 20‑24%80‑89%
Limon School District No. Re 4JLincoln County2451$13,359not published / 30%80% or more
Hayden School DistrictRoutt County3444$17,45439% / 23%80% or more
Huerfano School District Re-1Huerfano County3442$16,798not published / 5%80‑89%
Calhan School DistrictEl Paso County2414$15,23140‑44% / 30‑34%80% or more
Akron School District No. R-1Washington County2411$16,64230‑34% / 25‑29%60‑79%
Gilpin County School DistrictGilpin County2392$16,23055‑59% / 35‑39%80% or more
West Grand School District 1-JTGrand County2385$17,872not published / 15‑19%80% or more
Sanford School DistrictConejos County2384$12,917not published / 30‑34%80% or more
Denver 1Denver County1382not comparable61% / 34%80% or more
Upper Rio Grande School District C7Rio Grande County2360$17,13526% / 17%90% or more
Miami-Yoder Joint District No. 60 of the counties of El PasEl Paso County2357$17,003not published / 20‑24%80% or more
Fowler School District No. R4JKit Carson County3342$15,76745‑49% / 25‑29%80% or more
Big Sandy School District No. 100JElbert County3329$14,490not published / 35‑39%80% or more
Deer Trail 26J School DistrictArapahoe County2327$12,75115‑19% / 25‑29%80% or more
South Routt School District RE-3Routt County4326$20,006not published / 20‑24%50% or more
Ridgway School District R-2Ouray County3320$18,512not published / 45‑49%90% or more
Buffalo School District RE-4JLogan County2314$15,096not published / 20‑24%80% or more
Custer County School District Consolidate 1Custer County3313$14,545not published / 20‑24%80% or more
Crowley County School District No. Re-1-JCrowley County2312$17,90027% / 18%80‑89%
Sierra Grande School District R-30Costilla County1307$17,86220‑24% / 10‑14%60‑79%
Plateau Valley, School District No. 50Mesa County4303$17,24550‑54% / 25‑29%40‑49%
Cripple Creek-Victor School District No. Re-1Teller County2298$29,50525‑29% / 6‑9%80% or more
Haxtun School District RE-2JPhillips County2297$14,11435‑39% / 20‑24%80% or more
Sargent School DistrictRio Grande County3293$16,571not published / 20‑24%80% or more
Elbert County School District C-2Elbert County3292$14,13940‑44% / 25‑29%50% or more
Swink School DistrictOtero County2290$16,290not published / 40‑44%80% or more
Springfield School DistrictBaca County2284$14,503not published / 20‑24%50% or more
Elbert SchoolElbert County2277$14,25325‑29% / 15‑19%80% or more
Holly School District No. Re-3Prowers County1276$15,46920‑24% / 10‑14%80% or more
Hoehne School District RE-3Las Animas County1271$13,00635‑39% / 25‑29%80% or more
Wiley School DistrictProwers County2270$15,981not published / 25‑29%80% or more
Hanover School District 28El Paso County2264$17,48415‑19% / 6‑9%60‑79%
Dolores County School District RE-2JDolores County2262$18,37630‑39% / 11‑19%80% or more
West End Public SchoolsMontrose County3260$17,315not published / 20‑24%80% or more
Sangre de Cristo School DistrictAlamosa County2256$17,228not published / 25‑29%50% or more
La Veta Public SchoolsHuerfano County2238$19,546not published / 11‑19%80% or more
McClave School DistrictBent County2231$16,601not published / 50‑54%80% or more
Fleming School DistrictLogan County2221$15,79245‑49% / 40‑44%80% or more
Genoa-Hugo School District No. C-113Lincoln County1220$13,29535‑39% / 15‑19%50% or more
Stratton School District No. R-4Kit Carson County3219$15,615not published / 35‑39%50% or more
School District No. Re-20 Weldon ValleyMorgan County2215$14,783not published / 25‑29%50% or more
Primero Reorganized School District No. 2Las Animas County2213$18,376not published / 20‑24%not published
Eads School DistrictKiowa County3211$14,28470‑74% / 50‑54%50% or more
Granada School RE-1Prowers County2210$17,68540‑44% / 25‑29%80% or more
Cheraw, School District No. 31Otero County1209$15,52435‑39% / 25‑29%50% or more
School District No. Re-5 PlateauLogan County2204$19,865not published / 35‑39%not published
Moffat School District No. 2 in the county of Saguache andSaguache County2199$31,402not published / 15‑19%50% or more
South Conejos School District No. Re10Conejos County3196$26,13815‑19% / 5% or less50% or more
Otis School District R-3Washington County2192$18,522not published / 20‑24%50% or more
Norwood School District No. R-2JSan Miguel County1191$20,984not published / 35‑39%50% or more
Arriba-Flagler Consolidated School District No. 20Kit Carson County1186$18,42425‑29% / 20‑24%not published
Centennial School District No. R-1Costilla County1186$24,415not published / 5% or less50% or more
Colorado River BOCESGarfield County1181$50,858not published70‑79%
Ouray School District No. R-1 of the county of Ouray andOuray County3180$21,559not published / 40‑44%50% or more
De Beque Joint District No. 49 of the counties of Mesa andMesa County1179$18,28820‑24% / 10‑14%50% or more
Walsh School District No. Re-1Baca County2177$55,355not published / 30‑34%not published
Cheyenne County School District No. Re-5Cheyenne County2174$19,27521‑39% / 21‑39%50% or more
Manzanola Joint District No. 3J of the counties of Otero aOtero County2174$19,583not published / 6‑9%50% or more
School District No. Re-10 in the county of Weld and State oWeld County2172$22,45840‑59% / 20% or less80% or more
Colorado School for the Deaf and BlindEl Paso County1167not comparable5% or less / 5% or less50% or more
School District No. Re-11 in the county of Weld and State ofWeld County2163$17,529not published / 40‑44%50% or more
Fremont Re-3Fremont County2155$18,51130‑34% / 15‑19%50% or more
Idalia RJ-3 School DistrictYuma County2150$19,63455‑59% / 35‑39%50% or more
North Park School District R-1Jackson County1144$18,747not published / 20‑24%80% or more
Revere School DistrictSedgwick County2130$24,381not published / under 50%50% or more
Aguilar Reorganized School District No. 6Las Animas County2127$24,21020‑29% / 10% or less50% or more
Centennial BOCESWeld County2122not comparablenot published / under 50%40‑44%
Lone Star School District No. 101Washington County3119$18,855not published / under 50%50% or more
Kit Carson School District No. R-1Cheyenne County2109$29,310not published / under 50%50% or more
Mountain Valley School District No. Re 1Saguache County1105$17,489not published / 10% or less50% or more
Bethune School District No. R- 5Kit Carson County199$25,08320‑29% / 10% or less50% or more
Hi-Plains R-23Kit Carson County196$22,488not published / 11‑19%50% or more
Creede School DistrictMineral County192$29,11650‑59% / 11‑19%not published
Agate School District No. 300Elbert County285$23,79020‑29% / 11‑19%not published
Arickaree School District No. R-2Washington County282$29,37630‑39% / 20‑29%50% or more
Liberty J-4 School DistrictYuma County176$26,221not publishednot published
Hinsdale County School District No. Re-1Hinsdale County175$27,61740‑49% / 20‑29%50% or more
Woodlin School District No. R-104Washington County274$25,780not published / 11‑19%not published
Silverton School District No. 1 in the county of San JuanSan Juan County372$29,080not publishednot published
Pritchett School District No. Re-3Baca County364$21,186not publishednot published
School District No. Re-12 in the county of Weld and State ofWeld County161$32,938under 50% / under 50%not published
Edison Joint District No. 54 of the counties of El Paso andEl Paso County356$32,58921‑39% / 40‑59%50% or more
Vilas School District Re-5Baca County253$34,420not published / under 50%not published
San Juan bocesLa Plata County148not comparablenot published50% or more
Campo School District No. Re-6Baca County247$43,84840‑59% / 20% or lessnot published
Kiowa County School District No. Re-2Kiowa County232$62,814not published / under 50%not published
Karval School District No. Re 23Lincoln County229$31,325not publishednot published
Kim Reorganized School District No. 88Las Animas County225$45,12140‑59% / 21‑39%not published

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: districts with a school open that year, and the students in those schools. NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: current spending over fall 2022 membership, shown where it falls between $3,000 and $80,000 (outside that range the finance and membership files do not describe the same students). EDFacts 2021-22: all students proficient or above, and the four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023, as published; ED gives smaller districts as ranges. Colorado sets its own test standard, so compare these within Colorado.

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Sources

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory and membership · 2024-25

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District current expenditures and membership · FY 2022-23

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts State assessment results, all students · 2021-22

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