Total enrollment
25,689
+2,687 (+12%) vs SY 2020-21
31 schools in El Paso County Colorado School District 49
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El Paso County Colorado School District 49's public-school count of 31 reflects a system enrolling about 25,689 students inside Colorado, broken out as 18 elementary, 3 middle, and 8 high.
4-year change in El Paso County Colorado School District 49
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
31
+2 (+7%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How El Paso County Colorado School District 49 ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Colorado | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.9% | #27 of 70 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 25,689 | #10 of 95 | #275 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 31 | #18 of 95 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.1:1 | #90 of 95 | #8,143 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 35.6% | #72 of 94 | #6,039 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.6% | #8 of 68 | #1,197 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 El Paso County Colorado School District 49
State test results across the district's 25 scored schools run from Pikes Peak School Expeditionary Learning at 54.0% proficient to Sand Creek High School at 18.1%, a gap of 35.9 points. That is the 25th widest gap among 55 Colorado districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 25 district schools that reported both years went from 21,448 to 23,127 students (up 8%) and from 1,044 to 1,189 full-time teachers (up 14%), 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 El Paso County Colorado School District 49
As a moderately sized district in Colorado, El Paso County Colorado School District 49 hosts 25,689 students across 31 schools.
For a sense of the school types, El Paso County Colorado School District 49 is built around 18 elementary, 3 middle, 8 high schools, and 2 combined or other.
On a per-school basis, El Paso County Colorado School District 49 runs about 829 students per school, 82% noticeably above the state mean of roughly 456.
Five-year track record. Total public-school enrollment in El Paso County Colorado School District 49 has grew 12% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 23,002 students to 25,689. The school count climbed from 29 to 31 across the same 4-year window.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for El Paso County Colorado School District 49 discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.