The Bijou School

The Bijou School is one of the tiny senior highs in COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, run under Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E, with 134 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. That puts it 79% leaner than the typical public school in Colorado, which averages around 627 students.

Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E runs 60 schools in total, collectively educating 22,293 students. The Bijou School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, The Bijou School reports that the largest single group is White at 49%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 37% Hispanic, 8% Black, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 70% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The Bijou School lists 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.8:1. The state averages about 16.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 77% 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 north of El Paso County's rate of about 42%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (El Paso County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $90,363 per year, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across El Paso County's 245 public schools (combined enrollment of about 114,356 students), The Bijou School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Achieve Online, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The Bijou School operates from an urban location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at The Bijou School has changed only slightly, going from 131 students in 2018 to 134 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 23% to 37% over that span.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.