Aurora Science & Tech High School

Aurora Science & Tech High School is a high school of low-enrollment scale in AURORA, Colorado, one of the schools within Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A, teacheing 434 students in grades 9 through 11. By comparison, Colorado's public schools average about 627 students each, so Aurora Science & Tech High School sits 31% leaner than that benchmark.

Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A comprises 59 schools with combined enrollment of 39,464 students; Aurora Science & Tech High School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Aurora Science & Tech High School lists that 77% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 9% White, 8% Black, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 43% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.2:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.9:1 average. About 84% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Adams County (around 62%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Adams County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $94,571 per year, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Aurora Science & Tech High School is one of 171 public schools in Adams County (combined enrollment of about 87,938 students).

The closest other public school is Park Lane Elementary School, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a downtown setting. As a public charter, Aurora Science & Tech High School runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

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