Pikes Peak Early College

Pikes Peak Early College is a small high school in COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, administered by El Paso County Colorado School District 49. The school counts 204 students across grades 9 through 12. The school's enrollment is 67% smaller than the 627 average for high schools in Colorado.

Pikes Peak Early College falls under El Paso County Colorado School District 49, which has 31 schools enrolling 25,689 students.

By race and ethnicity, Pikes Peak Early College is 72% White. The school is also 13% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 3% Black, and 3% Asian. For comparison, El Paso County is about 70% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Pikes Peak Early College belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 46%.

Pikes Peak Early College counts 6.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 31.1 students for each one. Among high schools in Colorado, the typical ratio is 16.9:1.

Census estimates describe El Paso County this way: median household income is about $90,363, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 42% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Federal data list 245 public schools in El Paso County, with a combined enrollment of about 114,356.

Nearby, Springs Studio for Academic Excellence is less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.

On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large. The school's NCES record marks it as virtual.

Pikes Peak Early College had 162 students in 2020-21 and 204 in 2024-25, a 26% gain. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 40.5:1 to 31.1:1.

The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.