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Douglas County School District No. Re 1

A public school district in Castle Rock, Colorado, with 88 operational schools in 2024–25.

The district in 2024–25

61,243
Students enrolled
3,515.3
Teachers, full-time equivalent
Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
8,148.8
All staff, full-time equivalent
$12,942
Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.

How this compares

Students enrolled: 61,243 in 2024–25
Ranks 65th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 3rd of 185 in Colorado. Larger than 99% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
Current spending per pupil: $12,942 in fiscal year 2023
More than 24% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.

Spending and revenue

Douglas County School District No. Re 1 spent $12,942 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,725 in fiscal year 2005

Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.

U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards

The figures behind this chart
Douglas County School District No. Re 1 spent $12,942 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,725 in fiscal year 2005. Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
Fiscal yearSpending per pupilCurrent expenditureMembership
FY2023$12,942$806.8 million62,341
FY2022$11,848$753.5 million63,596
FY2021$12,536$789.5 million62,979
FY2020$10,748$723.4 million67,305
FY2019$10,094$682.2 million67,591
FY2018$9,350$632.0 million67,597
FY2017$8,904$600.8 million67,470
FY2016$8,583$574.2 million66,896
FY2015$8,309$554.2 million66,702
FY2014$8,182$541.9 million66,230
FY2013$7,799$504.3 million64,657
FY2012$7,426$468.7 million63,114
FY2011$7,548$463.9 million61,465
FY2010$7,813$468.3 million59,932
FY2009$8,307$487.8 million58,723
FY2008$8,418$446.0 million52,983
FY2007$7,918$398.8 million50,370
FY2006$7,795$374.5 million48,041
FY2005$7,725$345.8 million44,761

Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023

Revenue to Douglas County School District No. Re 1 by source, fiscal year 2023, as the district reported it to NCES
SourceRevenueShare of total
Federal$36.1 million3.8%
State$405.2 million42.6%
Local$509.3 million53.6%
Total$950.6 million

Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.

The district’s schools

88 operational schools, A to Z.

2 more columns on a wider screen

Schools in Douglas County School District No. Re 1
SchoolStudents
Academy Charter School581
Acres Green Elementary School341
American Academy2,803
Arrowwood Elementary School390
Aspen View Academy1,018
Bear Canyon Elementary School368
Ben Franklin Academy956
Buffalo Ridge Elementary School524
Castle Rock Elementary School440
Castle Rock Middle School660
Castle View High School1,938
Challenge to Excellence Charter School551
Chaparral High School2,007
Cherokee Trail Elementary School553
Cherry Valley Elementary School25
Cimarron Middle1,052
Clear Sky Elementary627
Copper Mesa Elementary School306
Cougar Run Elementary School392
Coyote Creek Elementary School506
Cresthill Middle School558
DC Montessori Charter School547
Daniel C Oakes High School--Castle Rock113
Douglas County High School1,659
Eagle Academy115
Eagle Ridge Elementary School571
Early Childhood Center110
Eldorado Elementary School377
Flagstone Elementary School496
Fox Creek Elementary School436
Franktown Elementary School354
Frontier Valley Elementary School369
Global Village Academy - Douglas County450
Gold Rush Elementary639
Hope Online Learning Academy Co-Op1,307
Heritage Elementary School377
Highlands Ranch High School1,323
Iron Horse Elementary School430
Larkspur Elementary School161
Legacy Point Elementary School499
Legend High School2,206
Leman Classical Academy1,390
Lone Tree Elementary392
Mammoth Heights Elementary598
Meadow View Elementary School508
Mesa Middle School852
Mountain Ridge Middle School752
Mountain View Elementary School324
Mountain Vista High School2,169
North Star Academy684
Northeast Elementary School329
Northridge Elementary School560
Parker Core Knowledge705
Parker Performing Arts638
Pine Grove Elementary School480
Pine Lane Elementary744
Pioneer Elementary School449
Platte River Charter Academy475
Ponderosa High School1,406
Prairie Crossing Elementary School612
Ranch View Middle School829
Redstone Elementary School398
Renaissance Expedition Learn Outward Bound School361
Renaissance Secondary School441
Rock Canyon High School2,325
Rock Ridge Elementary School449
Rocky Heights Middle School1,129
Roxborough Elementary School368
Roxborough Intermediate430
STEM School Highlands Ranch1,394
Saddle Ranch Elementary School355
Sage Canyon Elementary552
Sagewood Middle School816
Sand Creek Elementary School322
Sedalia Elementary School212
Sierra Middle School805
Skyview Academy1,358
Soaring Hawk Elementary School431
South Ridge Elementary An IB World School371
Stone Mountain Elementary452
Summit View Elementary School350
Thunderridge High School1,820
Timber Trail Elementary School380
Trailblazer Elementary School330
Venture Academy of Leadership and Entrepreneurship88
Wildcat Mountain Elementary School423
World Compass Academy791
eDCSD61

The district’s entry

Status
Open
Type
Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
Charter status
Not a charter district
Grades
Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
NCES district ID
0803450

Elsewhere

Sources

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