School district · Colorado

School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C

School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C in Colorado: 198 public schools with 90,471 students and 15.1 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $17,987 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 198; 53 charter
Students: 90,471
Students per teacher: 15.1; CO 16.2 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $17,987; 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): 6,007
Counselors (FTE): 199
Students per counselor: 455; CO 246 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 147; Librarians (FTE): 12.4

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%

42%proficient

+1.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 62% of school districts in Colorado

Median 36% · 169 school districts compared

31,356 students tested, grades 3–8 · Colorado Measures of Academic Success; proficient means Levels 4-5

Math

Colorado: 36%

33%proficient

+1.7 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 67% of school districts in Colorado

Median 28% · 165 school districts compared

34,112 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.

Spending per student, 2015–2024

$10.7K15

$11.2K16

$11.4K17

$11.9K18

$12.7K19

$13.1K20

$13.9K21

$15.4K22

$17.2K23

$18.0K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 11% · $231.1M
State: 17% · $362.3M
Local: 72% · $1.5B

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $8,637
Support services: $8,648
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $307.4M
Long-term debt: $3B

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Pre-K centers: 2Elementary schools: 111Middle schools: 30High schools: 54Other schools: 1

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Pascual Ledoux AcademyFree meals for all	Pre-K	236	13.9	—	—	Denver
Sandra Todd-Williams AcademyFree meals for all	Pre-K	143	13.5	—	—	Denver
Academia Ana Marie SandovalFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	409	18.3	40%	25%	Denver
Academy 360CharterFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	201	12.6	14%	—	Denver
Asbury Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	292	13.6	75%	64%	Denver
Ashley Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	387	16.5	10%	6.3%	Denver
Barney Ford Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	487	15.8	17%	13%	Denver
Barnum Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	334	15.6	20%	19%	Denver
Beach Court Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	275	14.7	30%	20%	Denver
Bradley International SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	574	16.9	48%	51%	Denver
Bromwell Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	329	16.5	68%	60%	Denver
Brown International Academy	Pre-K–5	530	17.2	63%	51%	Denver
Bryant Webster Dual Language ECE-8 SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	454	14.7	38%	17%	Denver
Carson Elementary School	Pre-K–5	412	16.8	73%	61%	Denver
Castro Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	241	13.5	8.4%	15%	Denver
Centennial A School for Expeditionary Learning	Pre-K–5	477	17.6	57%	53%	Denver
Center for Talent Development at GreenleeFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	244	13.2	12%	19%	Denver
Charles M. Schenck (CMS) Community SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	339	15.2	19%	21%	Denver
Cheltenham Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	373	11.1	12%	4.2%	Denver
Cole Arts and Science AcademyFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	275	13.0	14%	7.9%	Denver
Colfax Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	280	14.4	28%	16%	Denver
College View Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	368	14.6	16%	4.1%	Denver
Columbian Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	171	11.5	14%	12%	Denver
Columbine Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	346	14.0	45%	34%	Denver
Cory Elementary School	1–5	407	16.9	69%	72%	Denver
Cowell Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	308	14.2	7.9%	4.8%	Denver
Creativity Challenge Community	K–5	306	17.6	75%	65%	Denver
Denison Montessori SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	364	17.7	37%	30%	Denver
Denver Center for International Studies at FairmontFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	344	13.5	41%	34%	Denver
Denver Green School SoutheastFree meals for all	K–8	586	16.1	23%	13%	Denver
Denver Language SchoolCharter	K–8	930	16.1	65%	66%	Denver
Dora Moore ECE-8 SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	349	16.5	31%	17%	Denver
Doull Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	381	16.1	37%	30%	Denver
Downtown Denver Expeditionary SchoolCharterFree meals for all	K–5	263	15.2	42%	47%	Denver
Eagleton Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	317	12.3	15%	12%	Denver
Edison Elementary School	Pre-K–5	583	18.2	74%	67%	Denver
Ellis Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	467	18.1	21%	15%	Denver
Escalante-Biggs AcademyFree meals for all	Pre-K–K	306	14.4	—	—	Denver
Farrell B. Howell ECE-8 SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	585	13.6	14%	14%	Denver
Florida Pitt-Waller ECE-8 SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	886	17.9	23%	12%	Denver
Force Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	303	15.6	17%	17%	Denver
French American School of DenverCharter	K–6	230	12.8	55%	68%	Denver
Garden Place AcademyFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	385	13.9	18%	13%	Denver
Godsman Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	332	16.7	20%	17%	Denver
Goldrick Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	385	15.4	30%	30%	Denver
Grant Ranch ECE-8 SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	334	14.9	23%	14%	Denver
Green Valley Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	714	14.8	25%	21%	Denver
Gust Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	602	17.3	42%	40%	Denver
Hallett AcademyFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	250	11.4	17%	9.1%	Denver
Highline Academy NortheastCharterFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	589	11.3	27%	16%	Denver
Highline Academy SoutheastCharterFree meals for all	K–8	591	12.8	54%	39%	Denver
Holm Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	510	15.5	40%	33%	Denver
Inspire Elementary	Pre-K–5	645	17.5	60%	58%	Denver
International Academy of Denver at HarringtonFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	152	9.0	14%	—	Denver
Isabella Bird Community SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	487	17.5	57%	45%	Denver
Joe Shoemaker SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	543	18.5	18%	11%	Denver
John H. Amesse ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	358	16.3	10%	9.4%	Denver
Johnson Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	294	15.6	16%	21%	Denver
KIPP Northeast ElementaryCharterFree meals for all	Pre-K–4	495	12.5	26%	24%	Denver
KIPP Sunshine Peak ElementaryCharterFree meals for all	Pre-K–4	146	10.8	23%	—	Denver
Kaiser Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	243	13.5	22%	22%	Denver
Knapp Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	351	17.0	29%	18%	Denver
Lena Archuleta Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	1–5	515	14.5	29%	24%	Denver
Lincoln Elementary School	Pre-K–6	310	17.9	61%	55%	Denver
Lowry Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	400	13.9	29%	27%	Denver
Marie L. Greenwood AcademyFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	597	16.0	25%	14%	Denver
Marrama Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	547	15.9	17%	13%	Denver
Maxwell Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	638	16.3	14%	6.1%	Denver
McGlone AcademyFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	842	14.9	7.5%	7.9%	Denver
McKinley-Thatcher Elementary School	Pre-K–5	305	15.1	69%	55%	Denver
McMeen Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	706	18.4	33%	18%	Denver
Monarch MontessoriCharterFree meals for all	K–5	282	14.1	26%	13%	Denver
Montclair School of Academics and EnrichmentFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	353	14.1	23%	17%	Denver
Munroe Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	332	15.1	4.6%	6.3%	Denver
Newlon Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	293	12.6	20%	20%	Denver
Oakland ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	352	14.6	11%	19%	Denver
Odyssey School of DenverCharterFree meals for all	K–8	318	13.1	62%	47%	Denver
Omar D Blair Charter SchoolCharterFree meals for all	K–8	783	14.2	25%	14%	Denver
Palmer Elementary School	Pre-K–5	197	12.7	47%	50%	Denver
Park Hill SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	717	19.2	77%	75%	Denver
Place Bridge AcademyFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	824	13.0	13%	12%	Denver
Polaris Elementary School	1–5	350	19.6	94%	92%	Denver
Responsive Arts & STEAM Academy FNE	Pre-K–1	161	13.1	—	—	Denver
Rocky Mountain Prep BerkeleyCharterFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	329	14.8	37%	48%	Denver
Rocky Mountain Prep CreeksideCharterFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	637	14.1	48%	49%	Denver
Rocky Mountain Prep Ruby HillCharterFree meals for all	K–5	443	11.3	35%	37%	Denver
Rocky Mountain Prep SouthwestCharterFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	453	13.2	25%	14%	Denver
SOAR at Green Valley RanchCharterFree meals for all	K–5	484	17.6	24%	16%	Denver
Sabin World SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	559	16.1	48%	46%	Denver
Samuels Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	532	18.4	34%	24%	Denver
Schmitt Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	157	9.7	14%	9.6%	Denver
Slavens K-8 School	K–8	762	18.7	87%	86%	Denver
Smith Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	457	15.6	21%	14%	Denver
Southmoor Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	431	17.4	58%	40%	Denver
Steck Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	323	18.4	77%	79%	Denver
Stedman Elementary School	Pre-K–5	447	19.1	50%	39%	Denver
Steele Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	452	18.1	75%	79%	Denver
Stephen Knight Center for Early EducationFree meals for all	Pre-K–K	276	12.8	—	—	Denver
Swansea Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	381	14.4	14%	11%	Denver
Swigert International SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	673	16.7	70%	64%	Denver
Teller Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	518	18.2	75%	68%	Denver
Traylor AcademyFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	300	15.0	18%	14%	Denver
Trevista at Horace MannFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	482	15.4	36%	25%	Denver
University Park Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	413	15.5	70%	64%	Denver
University Prep - Arapahoe St.CharterFree meals for all	K–5	313	11.7	17%	21%	Denver
University Prep - Steele St.CharterFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	334	11.5	22%	31%	Denver
Valdez Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	423	17.8	68%	53%	Denver
Valverde Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	359	13.7	21%	16%	Denver
Westerly Creek ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	647	15.5	82%	75%	Denver
Whittier ECE-8 SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	242	14.3	18%	7.0%	Denver
William (Bill) Roberts ECE-8 SchoolFree meals for all	K–8	872	18.7	78%	82%	Denver
Willow Elementary School	Pre-K–5	596	16.6	65%	61%	Denver
Wyatt AcademyCharterFree meals for all	K–5	240	13.7	20%	27%	Denver
Bear Valley International SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	313	10.9	32%	18%	Denver
Compass AcademyCharterFree meals for all	6–8	200	11.0	12%	3.7%	Denver
DSST: Cedar Middle SchoolCharterFree meals for all	6–8	485	13.6	70%	55%	Denver
DSST: Cole Middle SchoolCharterFree meals for all	6–8	282	11.8	22%	8.2%	Denver
DSST: College View Middle SchoolCharterFree meals for all	6–8	446	12.5	30%	17%	Denver
DSST: Conservatory Green Middle SchoolCharterFree meals for all	6–8	468	14.3	39%	22%	Denver
DSST: Elevate Northeast Middle SchoolCharterFree meals for all	6–8	451	12.8	29%	24%	Denver
DSST: Green Valley Ranch Middle SchoolCharterFree meals for all	6–8	482	15.1	41%	23%	Denver
DSST: Montview Middle SchoolCharterFree meals for all	6–8	463	16.0	33%	27%	Denver
Denver Green School Northfield	6–8	558	18.1	80%	72%	Denver
Girls Athletic Leadership School Middle SchoolCharter	6–8	223	14.2	68%	43%	Denver
Grant Beacon Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	339	16.3	42%	28%	Denver
Hamilton Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	775	15.9	27%	15%	Denver
Hill Campus of Arts and SciencesFree meals for all	6–8	651	18.8	37%	19%	Denver
KIPP Northeast Denver Middle SchoolCharterFree meals for all	5–8	464	11.9	33%	21%	Denver
KIPP Sunshine Peak AcademyCharterFree meals for all	5–8	301	10.6	21%	11%	Denver
Kepner Beacon Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	467	14.2	18%	10%	Denver
Lake Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	592	14.6	31%	15%	Denver
Manual Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	257	14.0	30%	16%	Denver
McAuliffe International School	6–8	1,329	19.8	74%	73%	Denver
Merrill Middle School	6–8	611	17.1	67%	54%	Denver
Montbello Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	315	14.4	8.9%	3.2%	Denver
Morey Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	479	19.2	86%	77%	Denver
Rocky Mountain Prep FederalCharterFree meals for all	6–8	376	15.5	24%	14%	Denver
Rocky Mountain Prep Green Valley RanchCharterFree meals for all	6–8	379	19.6	27%	10%	Denver
Rocky Mountain Prep NoelCharterFree meals for all	6–8	287	15.4	14%	5.7%	Denver
Rocky Mountain Prep SunnysideCharterFree meals for all	6–8	154	9.6	25%	11%	Denver
Rocky Mountain Prep WestwoodCharterFree meals for all	6–8	411	15.2	24%	16%	Denver
Skinner Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	673	16.6	64%	51%	Denver
West Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	188	12.0	14%	5.6%	Denver
5280 High SchoolCharterAlternative	9–12	109	8.5	—	—	Denver
AUL DenverCharterAlternativeFree meals for all	9–12	156	12.1	—	—	Denver
Abraham Lincoln High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	965	13.3	—	—	Denver
Bruce Randolph SchoolFree meals for all	6–12	663	14.6	12%	1.9%	Denver
Career Education Center Early CollegeCareer and technicalFree meals for all	9–12	468	10.7	—	—	Denver
Colorado High School CharterCharterAlternativeFree meals for all	9–12	206	9.8	—	—	Denver
Colorado High School Charter - GESCharterAlternativeFree meals for all	9–12	209	14.9	—	—	Denver
Compassion Road AcademyAlternativeFree meals for all	9–12	96	11.9	—	—	Denver
Contemporary Learning AcademyAlternativeFree meals for all	9–12	126	8.5	—	—	Denver
DSST: Cedar High SchoolCharter	9–12	546	15.7	—	—	Denver
DSST: Cole High SchoolCharterFree meals for all	9–12	287	10.0	—	—	Denver
DSST: College View High SchoolCharterFree meals for all	9–12	533	11.3	—	—	Denver
DSST: Conservatory Green High SchoolCharterFree meals for all	9–12	556	13.6	—	—	Denver
DSST: Elevate Northeast High SchoolCharterFree meals for all	9–12	545	13.9	—	—	Denver
DSST: Green Valley Ranch High SchoolCharterFree meals for all	9–12	562	11.7	—	—	Denver
DSST: Montview High SchoolCharterFree meals for all	9–12	562	12.3	—	—	Denver
Delta High SchoolAlternativeFree meals for all	9–12	105	15.0	—	—	Denver
Denver Center for 21st-Century Learning at WymanAlternativeFree meals for all	6–12	150	10.2	—	—	Denver
Denver Center for International StudiesFree meals for all	6–12	354	13.6	46%	15%	Denver
Denver Justice High SchoolCharterAlternativeFree meals for all	9–12	106	12.8	—	—	Denver
Denver Montessori Junior/Senior High SchoolFree meals for all	6–12	162	11.3	29%	9.0%	Denver
Denver OnlineMostly virtualFree meals for all	6–12	611	19.0	29%	8.2%	Denver
Denver School of Innovation and Sustainable Design	9–12	60	8.6	—	—	Denver
Denver School of the Arts	6–12	1,044	20.2	83%	67%	Denver
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early CollegeFree meals for all	6–12	1,027	15.9	22%	6.9%	Denver
East High School	9–12	2,476	21.2	—	—	Denver
Emily Griffith High SchoolAlternativeFree meals for all	9–12	311	18.8	—	—	Denver
Excel AcademyAlternativeFree meals for all	9–12	227	18.4	—	—	Denver
Florence Crittenton High SchoolAlternativeFree meals for all	9–12	107	10.8	—	—	Denver
George Washington High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	1,326	20.5	—	—	Denver
Gilliam Youth Services CenterAlternative	5–12	21	2.1	—	—	Denver
Girls Athletic Leadership School High SchoolCharterFree meals for all	9–12	59	5.5	—	—	Denver
John F Kennedy High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	681	13.9	—	—	Denver
KIPP Denver Collegiate High SchoolCharterFree meals for all	9–12	477	12.0	—	—	Denver
KIPP Northeast Denver Leadership AcademyCharterFree meals for all	9–12	555	13.7	—	—	Denver
Legacy Options High SchoolAlternativeFree meals for all	9–12	153	10.7	—	—	Denver
Manual High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	348	15.4	—	—	Denver
Montbello Career and Technical High SchoolAlternativeFree meals for all	9–12	158	17.5	—	—	Denver
Montbello High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	1,112	15.5	—	—	Denver
North High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	1,653	17.4	—	—	Denver
North High School Engagement CenterAlternativeFree meals for all	9–12	103	11.3	—	—	Denver
Northeast Early CollegeFree meals for all	9–12	507	15.6	—	—	Denver
Northfield High School	9–12	2,137	18.4	—	—	Denver
Prep AcademyAlternativeFree meals for all	6–12	44	3.7	—	—	Denver
Respect AcademyAlternativeFree meals for all	9–12	99	13.4	—	—	Denver
RiseUp Community SchoolCharterAlternativeFree meals for all	9–12	100	9.1	—	—	Denver
Robert F. Smith STEAM AcademyFree meals for all	9–12	89	5.7	—	—	Denver
Rocky Mountain Prep RISECharterFree meals for all	9–12	586	12.7	—	—	Denver
Rocky Mountain Prep SMARTCharterFree meals for all	9–12	604	10.3	—	—	Denver
South High School	9–12	1,950	19.4	—	—	Denver
Summit AcademyAlternativeFree meals for all	6–12	236	12.2	—	4.8%	Denver
Thomas Jefferson High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	1,390	19.6	—	—	Denver
Vista AcademyAlternativeFree meals for all	6–12	291	18.2	—	—	Denver
West High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	519	12.3	—	—	Denver
Kunsmiller Creative Arts AcademyFree meals for all	1–12	670	15.4	17%	9.8%	Denver

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.

Sources

Address: 1860 Lincoln St., Denver, CO 80203
Phone: (720)423-3200

Website

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.