Total enrollment
100,985
+3,782 (+4%) vs SY 2020-21
236 schools in Denver
Colorado · Public K-12
Across the city, Denver hosts 236 public K-12 schools teaching roughly 100,985 Colorado students (about 428 per school).
4-year change in Denver
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
228
+4 (+2%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
Residents
718,877
all ages · ACS 5-yr
Students
100,985
public K-12 · NCES
Schools
236
public K-12
About Denver
Public education in Denver, Colorado runs across 236 schools that hosts roughly 100,985 students. By footprint, Denver sits in the expansive bracket.
Looking at the level breakdown, the city is built around 133 elementary, 32 middle, 61 high, and 10 other.
Over the past 4-year window. Total public-school enrollment in Denver has increased 4% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 97,203 students to 100,985. The school count climbed from 224 to 228 across the same 4-year window.
On allk12, the community for Denver discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.