Total enrollment
61,243
-1,387 (-2%) vs SY 2020-21
89 schools in Douglas County School District No. Re 1
Colorado · 61,550 students · 10 cities
For families inside Douglas County School District No. Re 1, public-school options total 89 K-12 schools, with enrollment near 61,550 (62 elementary, 10 middle, and 15 high).
4-year change in Douglas County School District No. Re 1
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
88
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Douglas County School District No. Re 1 ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Colorado | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.8% | #7 of 70 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 61,550 | #3 of 95 | #65 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 89 | #3 of 95 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #80 of 95 | #7,474 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 17.8% | #93 of 94 | #7,566 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.5% | #32 of 68 | #2,783 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 Douglas County School District No. Re 1
State test results across the district's 80 scored schools run from Parker Core Knowledge at 83.5% proficient to HOPE Online Learning Academy Middle School at 8.8%, a gap of 74.7 points. That is the 6th widest gap among 55 Colorado districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 86 district schools that reported both years went from 65,559 to 59,765 students (down 9%) and from 3,472 to 3,395 full-time teachers (down 2%), 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 Douglas County School District No. Re 1
Douglas County School District No. Re 1 is a middle-population Colorado school district running 89 schools with combined enrollment near 61,550.
On the school-mix side, Douglas County School District No. Re 1 spans 62 elementary, 10 middle, 15 high schools, and 2 combined or other.
Average enrollment per school in Douglas County School District No. Re 1 is about 692, higher than the Colorado average of roughly 456.
Over the past 4-year window. Total public-school enrollment in Douglas County School District No. Re 1 has remained close to its prior level since SY 2020-21, moving from about 62,630 students to 61,243.
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