Total enrollment
688
-75 (-10%) vs SY 2020-21
3 schools in Platte Canyon School District 1
Colorado · 688 students · 1 city
Platte Canyon School District 1 runs 3 public K-12 schools inside Colorado, with combined enrollment around 688 (1 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high).
4-year change in Platte Canyon School District 1
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
3
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Platte Canyon School District 1 ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Colorado | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.5% | #11 of 70 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 688 | #85 of 95 | #8,305 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 3 | #91 of 95 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #15 of 95 | #3,035 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 36.5% | #70 of 94 | #5,944 of 8,164 |
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 Platte Canyon School District 1
Since 2017-18, the 3 district schools that reported both years went from 928 to 688 students (down 26%) and from 57 to 53 full-time teachers (down 7%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deer Creek Elementary School | Bailey | Elementary | PK-05 | 367 |
| Platte Canyon High School | Bailey | High | 09-12 | 183 |
| Fitzsimmons Middle School | Bailey | Middle | 06-08 | 138 |
About Platte Canyon School District 1
Platte Canyon School District 1 runs 3 public schools across Colorado, collectively educateing roughly 688 students.
Looking at the level breakdown, Platte Canyon School District 1 consists of 1 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high school.
Per-school enrollment averages around 229 in this district, meaningfully below the Colorado typical of 456.
Over the past 4-year window. Total public-school enrollment in Platte Canyon School District 1 has contracted 10% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 763 students to 688.
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