AUL Denver

AUL Denver is a very small four-year high school in DENVER, Colorado, overseen by School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C. The school hosts 156 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 627 students per school, that is 75% leaner than typical.

AUL Denver is one of 198 schools operated by School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C, a district that teaches 90,471 students overall.

On the student-mix side, AUL Denver records that nearly all students (81%) are Hispanic. Other groups include 8% Black, 6% White, 3% multiracial, 3% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 28% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.1:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.9:1 average. Around 90% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Denver County runs at roughly 63%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, census data for Denver County shows median household earnings sit near $94,718, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Denver County's 206 public schools (combined enrollment of about 91,233 students), AUL Denver is one campus in the mix.

Valdez Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting. As a public charter, AUL Denver runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at AUL Denver has grew 44%, going from 108 students in 2018 to 156 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 89% to 81% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 21.2:1 in 2018 to 12.1:1 today.

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