Gilliam Youth Services Center

Gilliam Youth Services Center is a micro-enrollment 9-12 campus in DENVER, Colorado, part of School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C. The school works with 21 students in grades 5 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 97% leaner than the state mean of about 627.

Within School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C, which oversees 198 schools and 90,471 students, Gilliam Youth Services Center is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Gilliam Youth Services Center logs that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 62% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 24% Black, 10% White, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 28% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 2.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.9:1, putting Gilliam Youth Services Center tighter than the state norm the norm. About 62% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Denver County put the typical household earns roughly $94,718 per year, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Denver County runs 206 public schools (combined enrollment of about 91,233 students), of which Gilliam Youth Services Center is one.

The closest other public school is Manual Middle School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Gilliam Youth Services Center's enrollment has decreased 25% since 2018, when it stood at 28 (now 21). Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 36% to 62%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 3.2:1 in 2018 to 2.0:1 today.

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