TEN LARGEST DISTRICTS
From fall 1990 (574,213) to fall 2000 (724,508) Colorado’s public school
membership increased by 150,295 students (26.2 percent).
Colorado’s ten largest school districts increased their membership by
88,785 students (28.5 percent) during that same period.
The ten largest districts account for
400,267 students (55.3 percent) of the State’s fall 2000 public school
membership.
|
|
1990 |
|
|
2000 |
Number |
Percent |
|
District |
Enrollment |
|
District |
Enrollment |
Increase |
Increase |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Jefferson County R-1 |
76,275 |
|
Jefferson County R-1 |
87,703 |
11,428 |
15.0% |
|
Denver County 1 |
59,013 |
|
Denver County 1 |
70,847 |
11,834 |
20.1% |
|
Cherry Creek 5 |
29,210 |
|
Cherry Creek 5 |
42,320 |
13,110 |
44.9% |
|
Douglas County RE 1 |
13,125 |
|
Douglas County RE 1 |
34,918 |
21,793 |
166.0% |
|
Colorado Springs 11 |
30,009 |
|
Colorado Springs 11 |
32,699 |
2,690 |
9.0% |
|
Adams-Arapahoe 28J |
25,897 |
|
Adams-Arapahoe 28J |
30,453 |
4,556 |
17.6% |
|
Northglenn-Thornton 12 |
20,838 |
|
Northglenn-Thornton 12 |
30,079 |
9,241 |
44.3% |
|
Boulder Valley RE-2 |
21,502 |
|
Boulder Valley RE-2 |
27,508 |
6,006 |
27.9% |
|
Poudre R-1 |
18,589 |
|
Poudre R-1 |
24,052 |
5,463 |
29.4% |
|
Mesa County Valley 51 |
17,024 |
|
Mesa County Valley 51 |
19,688 |
2,664 |
15.6% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
311,482 |
|
|
400,267 |
88,785 |
28.5% |
For additional information, E-Mail:
Annette Severson