Harrison High School

As a roomy 9-12 campus in COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, Harrison High School instructs 1,089 students from grades 9 through 12, overseen by Harrison School District No. 2 in the county of El Paso an. That puts it 74% above the typical public school in Colorado, which averages around 627 students.

Within Harrison School District No. 2 in the county of El Paso an, which oversees 28 schools and 11,938 students, Harrison High School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Harrison High School logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 58%. The remainder is composed of 16% Black, 15% White, 8% multiracial, 2% Asian. By comparison, El Paso County as a whole is about 19% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 62 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.6:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. About 72% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than El Paso County's rate of about 42%.

With demographic context factored in, Harrison High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 22.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 13.3%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for El Paso County put median household income runs about $90,363, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, El Paso County runs 245 public schools (combined enrollment of about 114,356 students), of which Harrison High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Fox Meadow Middle School, around 0.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Harrison High School at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 26.4%.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Harrison High School's enrollment has expanded 9% since 2018, when it stood at 995 (now 1,089). Hispanic enrollment moved from 48% to 58% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.