Odyssey Early College and Career Options

Located at 2115 AFTON WAY, in COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, Odyssey Early College and Career Options is a small secondary school that educates 287 students (grades 9 through 12), part of Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E. Enrollment runs roughly 54% smaller than the state mean of about 627.

Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E comprises 60 schools with combined enrollment of 22,293 students; Odyssey Early College and Career Options is among them.

Demographically, Odyssey Early College and Career Options shows that the largest single group is White at 48%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 30% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 7% Black, 3% Asian. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 70%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Odyssey Early College and Career Options has 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 28.7:1. The state averages around 16.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 51% of students at Odyssey Early College and Career Options qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against El Paso County (around 42%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Zooming out to the county, census data for El Paso County shows median household earnings sit near $90,363, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, El Paso County runs 245 public schools (combined enrollment of about 114,356 students), of which Odyssey Early College and Career Options is one.

Nearest neighbor: Achieve Online, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

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

Trend over the last 7 years. Odyssey Early College and Career Options's enrollment has ticked up 46% since 2018, when it stood at 197 (now 287). Class-load math has grew: from 12.7:1 in 2018 to 28.7:1 in 2025.

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