Total enrollment
22,227
-1,649 (-7%) vs SY 2020-21
60 schools in Colorado Springs School District 11
Colorado · 22,293 students · 1 city
Across 60 public schools, Colorado Springs School District 11 (Colorado) serves approximately 22,293 K-12 students across 38 elementary, 10 middle, and 11 high.
4-year change in Colorado Springs School District 11
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
59
+3 (+5%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Colorado Springs School District 11 ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Colorado | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.8% | #45 of 70 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 22,293 | #14 of 95 | #341 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 60 | #5 of 95 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #42 of 95 | #5,557 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 58.8% | #29 of 94 | #2,978 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.4% | #5 of 68 | #1,073 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Colorado Springs School District 11
State test results across the district's 49 scored schools run from Chipeta Elementary School at 70.9% proficient to Mitchell High School at 9.5%, a gap of 61.4 points. That is the 9th widest gap among 55 Colorado districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 55 district schools that reported both years went from 27,270 to 20,785 students (down 24%) and from 1,603 to 1,351 full-time teachers (down 16%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About Colorado Springs School District 11
As a moderately sized district in Colorado, Colorado Springs School District 11 educates 22,293 students across 60 schools.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Colorado Springs School District 11 is built around 38 elementary, 10 middle, 11 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
On a per-school basis, Colorado Springs School District 11 runs about 372 students per school, 18% below the state mean of roughly 456.
Trend over the past 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment declined 7%: 23,876 students in SY 2020-21 versus 22,227 in SY 2024-25. The school count climbed from 56 to 59 across the same 4-year window.
On allk12, the community for Colorado Springs School District 11 discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.