Emily Griffith High School

Set in DENVER, Colorado, Emily Griffith High School is a small four-year high school, overseen by School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C. It teaches 311 students across grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 627 students per school, that is 50% leaner than typical.

School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C runs 198 schools in total, collectively educating 90,471 students. Emily Griffith High School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Emily Griffith High School shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 57% of enrollment. The remainder consists of 22% Black, 11% White, 6% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 28%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.9:1, putting Emily Griffith High School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 80% of students at Emily Griffith High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Denver County runs at roughly 63%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, Denver County reports that median household earnings sit near $94,718, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Denver County's 206 public schools (combined enrollment of about 91,233 students), Emily Griffith High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Downtown Denver Expeditionary School, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Looking at the recent track record. Emily Griffith High School's enrollment has decreased 20% since 2018, when it stood at 389 (now 311). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 16% to 11%.

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