Aspen Elementary School

Aspen Elementary School, a reasonably sized elementary-level community in ASPEN, Colorado, run under Aspen School District No. 1 in the county of Pitkin and Sta, serves 449 students, covering grades pre-K through 4.

Aspen Elementary School is one of 5 schools operated by Aspen School District No. 1 in the county of Pitkin and Sta, a district that hosts 1,584 students overall.

On demographics, Aspen Elementary School reports that White students make up the majority at 80%. Other groups include 16% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 16.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Zooming out to the county, Pitkin County reports that the typical household earns roughly $102,645 per year, 63% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Pitkin County runs 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,365 students), of which Aspen Elementary School is one.

Aspen Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Aspen Elementary School has declined 13%, going from 515 students in 2018 to 449 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 84% to 80% over that span. Class-load math has rose: from 12.0:1 in 2018 to 13.0:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.