Adams City High School

Set in COMMERCE CITY, Colorado, Adams City High School is an expansive senior high, operated by School District N. 14 in the county of Adams & State of Colo. It instructs 1,500 students across grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Colorado's public schools average about 627 students each, so Adams City High School sits 139% above that benchmark.

School District N. 14 in the county of Adams & State of Colo runs 12 schools in total, collectively educating 5,221 students. Adams City High School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Adams City High School shows that nearly all students (91%) are Hispanic. The remainder breaks down as 6% White. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 43%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 75 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 16.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 85% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Adams County runs at roughly 62%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, census data for Adams County shows median household earnings sit near $94,571, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Adams City High School is one of 171 public schools in Adams County (combined enrollment of about 87,938 students).

Nearest neighbor: Lester R Arnold High School, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Adams City High School has contracted 17%, going from 1,798 students in 2018 to 1,500 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share expanded from 87% to 91%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 21.5:1 in 2018 to 20.0:1 today.

On allk12, members of the Adams City High School community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.