Springs Studio for Academic Excellence

Springs Studio for Academic Excellence operates as a compact 9-12 campus in COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, operated by El Paso County Colorado School District 49. Current enrollment sits at 442 students spanning grades 6 through 12. By comparison, Colorado's public schools average about 627 students each, so Springs Studio for Academic Excellence sits 30% below that benchmark.

Within El Paso County Colorado School District 49, which oversees 31 schools and 25,689 students, Springs Studio for Academic Excellence is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Springs Studio for Academic Excellence logs that White students make up the majority at 68%; the rest reads as 18% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 3% Black. Compared to El Paso County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 22.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.9:1, putting Springs Studio for Academic Excellence higher than the state norm the norm.

In the area at large, census data for El Paso County shows the typical household earns roughly $90,363 per year, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across El Paso County's 245 public schools (combined enrollment of about 114,356 students), Springs Studio for Academic Excellence is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Pikes Peak Early College, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Springs Studio for Academic Excellence operates from a residential location. As a virtual school, attendance and instruction happen remotely rather than in person.

Five-year trend. Springs Studio for Academic Excellence's enrollment has edged down 12% since 2018, when it stood at 503 (now 442). The White share of enrollment decreased from 77% to 68% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 31.9:1 in 2018 to 22.1:1 today.

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