Total enrollment
38,691
-2,203 (-5%) vs SY 2017-18
63 schools in Aurora Public Schools
Colorado · 39,464 students · 2 cities
Across Aurora Public Schools (Colorado), 63 public K-12 schools serve approximately 39,464 students, an average of 626 per campus.
7-year change in Aurora Public Schools
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
58
-5 (-8%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
12%
was 17%
% Hispanic
59%
was 54%
% Black
17%
was 19%
% Asian
5%
was 5%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
About Aurora Public Schools
As a middle-population district in Colorado, Aurora Public Schools educates 39,464 students across 63 schools.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Aurora Public Schools comprises 43 elementary, 6 middle, 7 high schools, and 7 combined or other.
On a per-school basis, Aurora Public Schools runs about 626 students per school, 37% higher than the state mean of roughly 456.
Trend over the past 7 years. Total public-school enrollment in Aurora Public Schools has declined 5% since SY 2017-18, moving from about 40,894 students to 38,691. The school count fell from 63 to 58 across the same 7-year window. The White share of public-school enrollment shrank from 17% to 12%.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Aurora Public Schools discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.