Total enrollment
13,104
-1,438 (-10%) vs SY 2017-18
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 campus.
7-year change in Boulder
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
30
0 (0%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
64%
was 69%
% Hispanic
23%
was 19%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
5%
was 5%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
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 7-year window, public-school enrollment declined 10%: 14,542 students in SY 2017-18 versus 13,104 in SY 2024-25. The White share of public-school enrollment shrank from 69% to 64%.
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.