Arapahoe Ridge High School

Arapahoe Ridge High School is a minimally staffed senior high in BOULDER, Colorado, operated by Boulder Valley School District No. Re2. The school enrolls 184 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Colorado's public schools average about 627 students each, so Arapahoe Ridge High School sits 71% smaller than that benchmark.

Across the 56 schools in Boulder Valley School District No. Re2 (27,988 students total), Arapahoe Ridge High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Arapahoe Ridge High School shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 53%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder looks like 36% White, 4% multiracial, 3% Black, 3% Native American. By comparison, Boulder County as a whole is about 15% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school employs 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.9:1, putting Arapahoe Ridge High School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 73% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Boulder County's rate of about 33%.

In the broader community, Boulder County reports that median household earnings sit near $103,994, about 64% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Boulder County's 86 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,200 students), Arapahoe Ridge High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Boulder Universal, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Arapahoe Ridge High School operates from a high-density location.

Over the past 7-year window. Arapahoe Ridge High School's enrollment has increased 79% since 2018, when it stood at 103 (now 184). White enrollment moved from 30% to 36% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 4.4:1 in 2018 to 15.7:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Arapahoe Ridge High School community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.