School district · Colorado
Harrison School District No. 2 in the county of El Paso an
Harrison School District No. 2 in the county of El Paso an in Colorado: 28 public schools with 11,938 students and 14.4 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $14,928 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 28
- 9 charter
- Students
- 11,938
- Students per teacher
- 14.4
- CO 16.2 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $14,928
- CO $15.8K · US $17.6K
Staff
Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.
- Teachers (FTE)
- 828
- Counselors (FTE)
- 56.3
- Students per counselor
- 212
- CO 246 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 17.3
- Librarians (FTE): 1.2
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on Colorado's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
Colorado: 45%36%proficient
−1.4 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 51% of school districts in Colorado
Median 36% · 169 school districts compared
5,356 students tested, grades 3–8 · Colorado Measures of Academic Success; proficient means Levels 4-5
Math
Colorado: 36%24%proficient
−2.5 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 60% of school districts in Colorado
Median 28% · 165 school districts compared
5,411 students tested, grades 3–8 · Colorado Measures of Academic Success; proficient means Levels 4-5
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Money
Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.
- Federal
- 13% · $30.8M
- State
- 62% · $143.2M
- Local
- 24% · $55.7M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $7,362
- Support services
- $7,110
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $38.5M
- Long-term debt
- $176M
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Atlas Preparatory Elementary SchoolCharterFree meals for all | K–4 | 286 | 14.8 | 13% | 13% |
Bricker Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 269 | 13.5 | 25% | 17% |
Carmel Community SchoolFree meals for all | K–8 | 490 | 12.0 | 22% | 11% |
Centennial Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 340 | 14.2 | 22% | 16% |
Giberson Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 291 | 13.2 | 10% | 9.3% |
| K–5 | 522 | 21.0 | 50% | 30% | |
Monterey Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 272 | 15.1 | 29% | 27% |
Mountain Vista Community SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 590 | 13.3 | 43% | 26% |
Oak Creek Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 235 | 12.4 | 33% | 25% |
Otero Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 330 | 10.9 | 25% | 18% |
Sand Creek International SchoolFree meals for all | K–8 | 595 | 15.3 | 40% | 21% |
Soaring Eagles Community SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 764 | 18.4 | 46% | 33% |
Stratton Meadows Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 290 | 11.5 | 16% | 10% |
| K–6 | 949 | 17.2 | 57% | 46% | |
Turman Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 185 | 10.6 | 27% | 26% |
Wildflower Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 346 | 15.0 | 22% | 22% |
Atlas Preparatory Middle SchoolCharterFree meals for all | 5–8 | 473 | 17.4 | 33% | 16% |
Fox Meadow Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 369 | 13.2 | 32% | 13% |
| 6–8 | 434 | 13.9 | 43% | 35% | |
Panorama Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 339 | 11.9 | 19% | 6.0% |
The Vanguard School (Middle)Charter | 7–8 | 243 | 14.6 | 64% | 52% |
Atlas Preparatory High SchoolCharterFree meals for all | 9–12 | 499 | 16.3 | — | — |
Career Readiness AcademyAlternativeFree meals for all | 5–12 | 69 | 8.6 | — | — |
Harrison High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,089 | 17.6 | — | — |
| 9–12 | 425 | 15.8 | — | — | |
Sierra High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 843 | 17.0 | — | — |
The Vanguard School (High)Charter | 9–12 | 303 | 10.0 | — | — |
Aspire Online AcademyFully virtual | K–12 | 98 | 9.8 | — | — |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Address
- 1060 Harrison Road, Colorado Springs, CO 80905
- Phone
- (719)579-2000
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.