Sheridan High School

Sheridan High School operates as a cozy high school in ENGLEWOOD, Colorado, operated by Sheridan School District No. 2. Current enrollment sits at 321 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 49% leaner than the state mean of about 627.

Sheridan School District No. 2 comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 1,018 students; Sheridan High School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Sheridan High School records that nearly all students (84%) are Hispanic. Beyond that, the school reports 9% White, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 22% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Sheridan High School has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.9:1 average. An estimated 86% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Arapahoe County (around 50%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

Around the school, Arapahoe County reports that median household income runs about $101,087, about 47% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Arapahoe County's 176 public schools (combined enrollment of about 115,502 students), Sheridan High School is one campus in the mix.

Fort Logan Northgate is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Sheridan High School.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Sheridan High School's enrollment has decreased 7% since 2018, when it stood at 345 (now 321). Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 79% to 84%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Sheridan High School typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.