West
CO
Public Schools in Colorado
Full NCES CCD data · 2025–2026 School Year
1,917
Public Schools
186
Districts
865,055
Students
52,575
Teachers FTE
16.5:1
Avg S:T Ratio
$18,572
Per-Pupil Spend
266
Charter Schools
46%
Avg Free Lunch
School Districts in Colorado
Showing top 60 of 186 districts · sorted by school count
School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C
DENVER
198 schools
90,471 students
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Jefferson County School District No. R-1
WHEATRIDGE
149 schools
73,532 students
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Douglas County School District No. Re 1
SEDALIA
89 schools
61,243 students
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Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah
GREENWOOD VILLAGE
69 schools
51,980 students
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Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E
COLORADO SPRINGS
60 schools
22,227 students
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Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A
DENVER
58 schools
38,691 students
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Boulder Valley School District No. Re2
SUPERIOR
56 schools
27,988 students
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Adams 12 Five Star Schools
WESTMINSTER
54 schools
34,466 students
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St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J
NIWOT
54 schools
31,607 students
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Poudre School District R-1
WELLINGTON
52 schools
29,381 students
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State Charter School Institute
WINDSOR
47 schools
19,960 students
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Mesa County Valley School District No. 51
PALISADE
46 schools
19,753 students
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Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an
USAF ACADEMY
39 schools
25,607 students
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Pueblo School District No. 60 in the county of Pueblo and
PUEBLO
35 schools
14,104 students
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GreeleySchool District No. 6 in the county of Weld and Sta
GREELEY
34 schools
22,917 students
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School District 27J
THORNTON
33 schools
24,044 students
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Thompson School District R-2J
LOVELAND
32 schools
14,580 students
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El Paso County Colorado School District 49
PUEBLO
31 schools
25,689 students
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Harrison School District No. 2 in the county of El Paso an
COLORADO SPRINGS
28 schools
11,938 students
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Pueblo County School District 70
RYE
26 schools
10,386 students
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Eagle County School District No. Re 50
VAIL
21 schools
6,309 students
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Mapleton School District No. 1 in the county of Adams & St
THORNTON
20 schools
7,095 students
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Littleton School District No. 6 in the county of Arapahoe
LITTLETON
20 schools
13,109 students
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Westminster Public Schools
WESTMINSTER
18 schools
7,724 students
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School District No. 3 in the county of El Paso and State of
FOUNTAIN
18 schools
9,290 students
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Delta County Joint District No. 50
PAONIA
17 schools
4,396 students
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Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-4
WINDSOR
15 schools
8,728 students
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Montrose County School District Re-1J
OLATHE
15 schools
5,977 students
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Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1
GLENWOOD SPRINGS
14 schools
5,839 students
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Durango School District No. 9-R
HESPERUS
13 schools
4,337 students
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Fountain School District No. 8 in the county of El Paso an
FOUNTAIN
13 schools
7,955 students
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School District N. 14 in the county of Adams & State of Colo
COMMERCE CITY
12 schools
5,221 students
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Garfield School District No. Re-2
SILT
10 schools
4,695 students
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Byers School District No. 32J
BYERS
10 schools
6,853 students
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Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1
PLEASANT VIEW
10 schools
2,380 students
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Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38 in the co
PALMER LAKE
10 schools
6,332 students
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Summit School District No. Re 1
SILVERTHORNE
9 schools
3,473 students
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EDUCATION REENVISIONED BOCES
WESTMINSTER
9 schools
5,083 students
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Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12 in the county of E
COLORADO SPRINGS
9 schools
3,745 students
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Englewood School District No. 1 in the county of Arapahoe
ENGLEWOOD
9 schools
2,406 students
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Fremont Re-1
CANON CITY
8 schools
3,191 students
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Weld County School District RE-3J
LOCHBUIE
8 schools
2,666 students
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School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan
FORT MORGAN
8 schools
3,451 students
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Weld re-8 schools
FORT LUPTON
7 schools
2,503 students
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Steamboat Springs School District No. Re 2
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS
7 schools
2,509 students
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School District No. Re-1 Valley
STERLING
7 schools
1,910 students
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ELIZABETH SCHOOL DISTRICT
PARKER
7 schools
2,282 students
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Moffat County School District RE: No. 1
MAYBELL
7 schools
1,821 students
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Gunnison Watershed School District Re1J
MARBLE
7 schools
2,095 students
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Weld County School District No. Re-5J
MILLIKEN
7 schools
4,049 students
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Alamosa School District No. Re-11J
ALAMOSA
6 schools
2,038 students
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Lamar School District No. Re-2
LAMAR
6 schools
1,397 students
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Division of Youth Services
GREELEY
6 schools
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Salida School District No. R-32
SALIDA
6 schools
1,351 students
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Woodland Park School District No. Re-2
WOODLAND PARK
6 schools
1,744 students
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Monte Vista School District No. C-8
MONTE VISTA
6 schools
975 students
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Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-1
PLATTEVILLE
6 schools
1,727 students
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Bennett School District No. 29J
BENNETT
6 schools
1,793 students
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Park County School District No. Re-2
LAKE GEORGE
5 schools
576 students
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Sheridan School District No. 2
ENGLEWOOD
5 schools
1,018 students
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Schools by Level
Top 10 Schools by Enrollment
Top Schools — Student:Teacher Ratio
Finance Summary
$18,572
Per-Pupil Spend
42%
Instruct. %
$15,665M
Total Revenue
$16,066M
Total Expend.
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Revenue Sources
Federal
$1,383.2M
State
$6,252.1M
Local
$8,029.4M
Total Revenue: $15,665M
Expenditure
Instruction
$6,820M
Other
$9,246M
Total Expenditure: $16,066M
Per-Pupil: $18,572
42% of spending goes to instruction
Source: NCES F-33 Annual Survey of Local Government Finances in Education, 2023.
Education Overview
Total Public Schools
1,917
School Districts
186
Total Enrollment
865,055
Total Teachers (FTE)
52,575
Avg S:T Ratio
16.5:1
Avg Free Lunch %
46.2%
Charter Schools
266 of 1,917
Elementary Schools
1,025
Middle Schools
281
High Schools
444
Finance (Aggregate)
Total Revenue
$15,665M
Total Expenditure
$16,066M
Per-Pupil Spending
$18,572
Instruction %
42%
Federal Revenue
$1,383M
State Revenue
$6,252M
Local Revenue
$8,029M
Data Source
NCES CCD 2022–23