Total enrollment
1,147
-198 (-15%) vs SY 2020-21
4 schools in Manitou Springs School District
Colorado · 1,147 students · 2 cities
Inside Manitou Springs School District (Colorado), 4 public K-12 schools enroll roughly 1,147 students (around 287 per school).
4-year change in Manitou Springs School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
4
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Manitou Springs School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Colorado | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.6% | #14 of 70 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,147 | #68 of 95 | #6,428 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 4 | #76 of 95 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #5 of 95 | #2,223 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 36.6% | #68 of 94 | #5,929 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.9% | #62 of 68 | #4,342 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 Manitou Springs School District
State test results across the district's 4 scored schools run from Manitou Springs High School at 46.7% proficient to Manitou Springs Elementary School at 42.6%, a gap of 4.0 points. That is the 54th widest gap among 55 Colorado districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 4 district schools that reported both years went from 1,400 to 1,147 students (down 18%) and from 99 to 94 full-time teachers (down 5%), 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.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manitou Springs High School | Manitou Springs | High | 09-12 | 367 |
| Manitou Springs Elementary School | Manitou Springs | Elementary | PK-05 | 331 |
| Manitou Springs Middle School | Manitou Springs | Middle | 06-08 | 275 |
| Ute Pass Elementary School | Chipita Park | Elementary | PK-06 | 174 |
About Manitou Springs School District
Across 4 schools, Manitou Springs School District educates about 1,147 students in Colorado. By footprint it is a rural-scale district.
For a sense of the school types, Manitou Springs School District is built around 2 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high school.
Per-school enrollment averages around 287 in this district, meaningfully below the Colorado typical of 456.
Trend over the past 4 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 1,147 students, contracted 15% from the 1,345 reported in SY 2020-21.
On this page, the community for Manitou Springs School District discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Posts come from current and former families, staff, and alumni.