2024-25 Online Schools Data Snapshot

Online Key Facts

• Enrollment: Student enrollment for online schools and programs increased in the 2024-25 school year to 33,629 students. Of these online students in Colorado, 32,358 students are enrolled in online schools, and 1,271 students are enrolled in online programs. Online students represent 3.81% of all K-12 public school students in Colorado.

• Graduation: The 4-year graduation rate for online schools in 2024 was 67.3%.

• Dropout: Dropout rates for online schools reached an all-time low in 2024 at 3.6% and have been trending downward for the past decade.

• Charter: Of the 62 Online schools in Colorado, 5 operate as charter schools. 29.3%  of all online students in the 2023-24 school year attended an online charter school. 

• Grade Level: In the 2024-25 school year, 69% of all online students were enrolled in high school grade levels.

• Demographics: In the 2024–25 school year, 53.1% of online students identified as members of a racial or ethnic minority group.

• FRL Status: In the 2023-24 school year, online schools served 16,262 students who were eligible for free and reduced meals. This equates to 50.4% of students enrolled in online schools.

Online School Performance Ratings 2024

Multi-district and single-district online schools are held to the same reporting and accountability standards as any public school in the state and are assigned a school plan type rating based on the same applicable rating formula. Single-district online programs are not considered schools and accountability for the students is held at the brick-and-mortar school within the school district that serves as the official enrollment school for the student. More information on online schools performance frameworks and accountability can be found on the on the Online School Performance Frameworks Page. 

 

 

Performance Rating Type	% of Online Schools
Performance Plan	28.8
Improvement Plan	18.6%
Priority Improvement Plan	1.7%
Turnaround Plan	1.7%
Insufficient Data	49.2%