Total enrollment
13,104
-669 (-5%) vs SY 2020-21
30 schools in Boulder
Colorado · Public K-12
Boulder sits inside Colorado and runs 30 public K-12 schools, serving about 13,104 students between them, an average of 437 per school.
4-year change in Boulder
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
30
+1 (+3%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
Residents
106,433
all ages · ACS 5-yr
Students
13,104
public K-12 · NCES
Schools
30
public K-12
About Boulder
Boulder is a wide-reaching Colorado city in terms of public-school footprint, with 30 schools and 13,104 students total.
On the level-by-level breakdown, the city spans 17 elementary, 6 middle, 6 high, and 1 other.
Five-year track record. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment declined 5%: 13,773 students in SY 2020-21 versus 13,104 in SY 2024-25. Boulder now counts 30 public schools, up from 29 in SY 2020-21.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Boulder discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Posts come from current and former families, staff, and alumni.