Cherokee Trail High School

Cherokee Trail High School is a four-year high school of sizable scale in AURORA, Colorado, run under Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah, enrolling 3,089 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 627 students per school, that is 393% bigger than typical.

Cherokee Trail High School is one of 70 schools operated by Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah, a district that serves 52,099 students overall.

Demographically, Cherokee Trail High School reports that the largest single group is White at 52%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school records 20% Hispanic, 10% Black, 10% Asian, 8% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Cherokee Trail High School has 153 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.2:1. The state averages around 16.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 21% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Arapahoe County (around 50%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

With demographic context factored in, Cherokee Trail High School is in the bottom 10% of Colorado public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 54.0%; Cherokee Trail High School posts 23.6%, -30.4 points below that line.

In the broader community, census data for Arapahoe County shows median household income runs about $101,087, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Cherokee Trail High School is one of 176 public schools in Arapahoe County (combined enrollment of about 115,502 students).

The closest other public school is Fox Ridge Middle School, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Cherokee Trail High School ranks 9th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 52.6%.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Cherokee Trail High School has grew 5%, going from 2,950 students in 2018 to 3,089 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 58% to 52% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 18.9:1 in 2018 to 20.2:1 in 2025.

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