Colorado Education Facts and Figures

Summary Information

Year	Student Enroll.	Graduation Rate*	Pupil / Teacher Ratio	Average Per Pupil Funding	# Teachers	# Principals / Assistant Principals	# Supts / Asst Supts & BOCES Directors
2022- 2023	883,264	--	17.1	$9,596	55,197	3,718	623
2021- 2022	886,517	82.3%	17.1	$9,014	55,511	3,662	525
2020- 2021	883,199	81.7%	16.6	$7,985	55,842	3,611	587
2019- 2020	913,223	81.9%	17.1	$8,480	55,641	3,537	559
2018- 2019	911,536	81.8%	17.3	$8,123	54,989	3,485	540
2017- 2018	910,280	80.7%	17.5	$7,662	54,453	3,387	533
2016- 2017	905,019	79%	17.6	$7,419	53,567	3,282	524
2015- 2016	899,112	78.9%	17.5	$7,313	53,179	3,194	509
2014- 2015	889,006	77.3%	17.5	$7,025	56,947	3,055	493
2013- 2014	876,999	77.3%	17.7	$6,652	53,910	2,946	496

*Four-Year Graduation Rate

District/School Information

District Stats for 2022-23

179 Districts

110 of the 179 meet the definition of small rural
36 of the 179 meet the definition of rural
These 146 (81.5% of total districts) rural districts comprise only 15% (132,362) of the total

PK-12 population in the state

90 districts have fewer than 500 students

2022-23 School Performance Framework Plan Types

(Frameworks paused in 2019-20 and 2020-21 due to COVID-19. Note that the 2022-23 was a Transitional year as there were some key differences in the calculation of frameworks.)

Category	Number of Schools	Percent of Schools
Performance Plan	1,061	56.6%
Improvement Plan	327	17.4%
Priority Improvement Plan	120	6.4%
Turnaround Plan	40	2.1%
Insufficient State Data	309	16.5%

2022-23 District Performance Framework Accreditation Ratings

(Frameworks paused in 2019-20 and 2020-21 due to COVID-19. Note that the 2022-23 was a Transitional year as there were some key differences in the calculation of frameworks.)

Category	Number of Districts	Percent of Districts
Accredited with Distinction	11	6%
Accredited	50	27%
Accredited with an Improvement Plan	40	22%
Accredited with a Priority Improvement Plan	10	5%
Accredited with a Turnaround Plan	1	.5%
Insufficient State Data	72	39%

School Information

Colorado Schools

1,927 schools:

1,116 elementary schools
289 middle schools
522 high schools

Charter, Innovation and Online Schools

264 charter schools serving approximately 126,947 students (PK-12)
45 districts authorize charter schools in Colorado (including Charter School Institute)
97 innovation schools serving approximately 43,811 students (PK-12)
38 online schools serving 26,637 (PK-12)

Student Information

Student Information by School/Instructional Program

Year	Total Enrollment **	Elementary School *	Middle School *	High School*	Gifted & Talented	Special Education	Online	English Language Learners	Immigrant	Migrant	Title 1
2022- 2023	883,264	404,379	197,064	281,656	64,599	109,623	30,799	109,809	10,925	1,201	213,267
2021- 2022	886,517	404,193	201,570	280,613	62,552	105,399	31,382	109,581	9,876	2,203	220,648
2020- 2021	883,199	398,611	206,037	278,424	65,493	104,612	32,034	113,849	9,937	2,825	223,702
2019- 2020	913,223	426,253	209,994	276,976	66,983	106,238	22,448	123,248	11,800	2,823	230,286
2018- 2019	911,536	430,299	207,430	273,519	66,677	102,081	21,246	125,477	11,947	2,731	226,059
2017- 2018	910,280	434,801	205,074	270,405	67,082	98,984	19,876	128,274	11,657	2,616	227,089
2016- 2017	905,019	436,681	202,838	265,500	65,814	95,362	19,581	129,237	8,881	3,168	219,255
2015- 2016	899,112	437,660	200,543	260,909	68,716	92,687	18,664	128,041	9,474	2,816	214,482

* Elementary (PK-5), Middle (6-8), High (9-12)

** Numbers include BOCES, detention centers and alternative schools.

Student Enrollment and Four Year On-time Graduation Rate by Racial/Ethnicity

Year	TTL Enroll.	TTL Grad Rate	American Indian Enroll.	American Indian Grad Rate	Asian Enroll.	Asian Grad Rate	Black Enroll.	Black Grad Rate	Hispanic Enroll.	Hispanic Grad Rate	White Enroll.	White Grad Rate	Hawaiian / Pacific Islander Enroll.	Hawaiian / Pacific Islander Grad Rate	Two or More Races Enroll.	Two or More Races Grad Rate
2021- 2022	886,517	82.3%	5,742	64.5%	28,214	93%	40,229	77.4%	306,215	75.1%	460,186	87.3%	2,578	61.1%	43,353	81.3%
2020- 2021	883,281	81.7%	5,849	64.5%	28,425	91.5%	40.424	76%	301,887	74.2%	463,330	86.6%	2,453	76.5%	40,913	81.6%
2019- 2020	913,223	81.9%	6,210	66.7%	29,209	91.2%	41,554	76.6%	309,972	75.4%	483,051	86%	2,433	72.8%	40,794	82.3%
2018- 2019	911,536	81.8%	6,503	64.9%	29,054	89.9%	41,135	74.4%	305,948	74%	486,634	85.9%	2,436	76%	39,826	80.6%
2017- 2018	910,280	80.7%	6,455	68.5%	28,948	90.3%	41,671	74.4%	306,434	73.4%	486,479	85.3%	2,290	73.9%	38,003	82.8%
2016- 2017	905,019	79%	6,511	64.1%	28,309	89.8%	41,478	71.9%	303,573	71.1%	486,537	85.8%	2,223	76.5%	36,388	80.2%
2015- 2016	899,112	78.9%	6,424	62%	27,733	86%	41,560	71.8%	300,107	69.9%	486,818	84.4%	2,077	74.4%	34,393	79.1%
2014- 2015	889,006	77.3%	6,537	64%	27,297	88.1%	41,660	69.8%	294,435	67.6%	484,305	82.6%	2,065	74.5%	32,707	79.7%

Four Year On-time Graduation Rate by Instructional Program Type

Year	Students w / Disabilities	Limited English Proficiency	Economically Disadvantaged	Migrant	Title 1	Homeless	Gifted & Talented
2021- 2022	67.94%	69.4%	71.9%	69.0%	66.9%	55.4%	94.6%
2020- 2021	66.4%	67.5%	70.6%	67%	64%	53.6%	94.2%
2019- 2020	61.8%	70.2%	72.3%	71.7%	65.4%	56.7%	94.2%
2018- 2019	59.2%	68.6%	70.9%	68.8%	60.6%	55.5%	94%
2017- 2018	58.6%	67%	70.7%	66.9%	59.9%	55.4%	93.7%
2016- 2017	56.8%	64.6%	68.5%	61.8%	56.5%	55.8%	93%
2015- 2016	57.2%	61.4%	67.8%	62.8%	56.7%	53.2%	94.5%
2014- 2015	53.8%	61.1%	65.5%	67.9%	51.2%	52.8%	92.2%
2013- 2014	54.6%	58.7%	64.2%	63%	52.4%	52.7%	92.2%
2012- 2013	53.8%	58.5%	63.7%	62.6%	52.8%	50.4%	91.7%

Annual Dropout Rate by Race and Ethnicity

Year
Year	Total Drop Out %	American Indian Drop Out %	Asian Drop Out %	Black Drop Out %	Hispanic Drop Out %	White Drop Out %	Hawaiian / Pacific Islander Drop Out %	Two or More Races Drop Out %
2021- 2022	2.2%	5.1%	.08%	3.0%	3.5%	1/3%	3.9%	2.2%
2020- 2021	1.8%	3.2%	0.5%	2.6%	2.8%	1.1%	2.3%	1.4%
2019- 2020	1.8%	4%	0.7%	2.8%	2.8%	1.1%	3.9%	1.6%
2018- 2019	2%	4%	0.8%	3%	3.2%	1.2%	3.4%	1.6%
2017- 2018	2.2%	4.3%	0.9%	3.1%	3.5%	1.4%	3%	1.7%
2016- 2017	2.3%	4.3%	0.9%	3.4%	3.5%	1.5%	2.5%	1.9%
2015- 2016	2.3%	4.4%	1.3%	3.4%	3.7%	1.5%	2.7%	1.7%
2014- 2015	2.5%	4.7%	1.4%	3.7%	3.9%	1.6%	3.3%	1.9%

*Includes alternative schools

Financial Information

CDE Budget

Funding Source	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
General Fund	$3,750,966,801	$4,057,154,641	$4,116,143,086	$4,413,841,994	$4,009,781,369	$4,294,161,543
Cash Funds	$1,044,843,528	$802,663,370	$1,146,052,221	$1,111,463,635	$1,081,772,606	$1,469,771,240
Reappropriated Funds	$12,537,344	$11,117,057	$39,385,509	$42,577,029	$39,999,728	$47,339,278
Federal Funds	$847,807,031	$821,217,851	$656,580,470	$1,128,920,698	$777,581,096	$620,755,044
Full Time Equiv. Staff	599.5	599.2	602.5	616.4	609	614.4
Total Funds	$5,656,154,704	$5,692,152,920	$5,918,775,777	$6,696,803,356	$5,909,134,799	$6,432,027,105