Thomas MacLaren State Charter School

Thomas MacLaren State Charter School is a high-enrollment school serving multiple grade levels that serves part of COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado. It had 975 students in 2024-25, spanning kindergarten through 12. Combined schools in Colorado average about 523 students, which makes this school 86% bigger than average.

Thomas MacLaren State Charter School is part of a district of 60 schools: Colorado Springs School District 11, with 22,293 students.

At Thomas MacLaren State Charter School, 61% of students are White. Other reported shares: 24% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 3% Black, and 2% Asian. That is lower than the 70% White share among all El Paso County residents. A diversity index of 56% means there is a 56% chance two randomly chosen students at Thomas MacLaren State Charter School are from different groups.

For every teacher at Thomas MacLaren State Charter School, there are about 12.8 students; the school has 76.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for combined schools in Colorado is 14.3:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. There are 405 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 42% of enrollment. Public schools in El Paso County average a similar 42%.

In the wider El Paso County area, the median household earns about $90,363 a year, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Across El Paso County, 245 public schools serve about 114,356 students.

Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Thomas MacLaren State Charter School, is less than a tenth of a mile. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.

Thomas MacLaren State Charter School is coded as City: Large in federal locale data. The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement.

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