Centaurus High School

As a roomy 9-12 campus in LAFAYETTE, Colorado, Centaurus High School caters to 1,557 students from grades 9 through 12, run under Boulder Valley School District No. Re2. That puts it 148% above the typical public school in Colorado, which averages around 627 students.

Within Boulder Valley School District No. Re2, which oversees 56 schools and 27,988 students, Centaurus High School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Centaurus High School lists that 64% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 27% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 78%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 78 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.9:1, putting Centaurus High School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 31% of students at Centaurus High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Centaurus High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.1%; this one delivers 59.8%.

In the broader community, Boulder County reports that median household income runs about $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), Centaurus High School is one campus in the mix.

Ryan Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Centaurus High School. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Centaurus High School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 49.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Five-year trend. Centaurus High School's enrollment has ticked up 26% since 2018, when it stood at 1,233 (now 1,557). Hispanic enrollment moved from 32% to 27% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 17.9:1 in 2018 to 19.9:1 today.

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