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Jefferson County School District No. R-1

A public school district in Golden, Colorado, with 144 operational schools in 2024–25.

The district in 2024–25

73,532
Students enrolled
4,414.2
Teachers, full-time equivalent
Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
10,448.1
All staff, full-time equivalent
$14,483
Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.

How this compares

Students enrolled: 73,532 in 2024–25
Ranks 47th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 2nd 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: $14,483 in fiscal year 2023
More than 40% 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

Jefferson County School District No. R-1 spent $14,483 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,891 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
Jefferson County School District No. R-1 spent $14,483 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,891 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$14,483$1.1 billion75,327
FY2022$13,124$1.0 billion76,904
FY2021$11,705$937.5 million80,099
FY2020$11,221$943.4 million84,078
FY2019$10,730$908.3 million84,646
FY2018$9,756$840.5 million86,146
FY2017$9,446$815.9 million86,371
FY2016$8,954$776.6 million86,731
FY2015$8,727$755.6 million86,581
FY2014$8,685$747.0 million86,011
FY2013$8,454$723.2 million85,542
FY2012$8,439$724.0 million85,793
FY2011$8,815$757.9 million85,979
FY2010$8,857$764.2 million86,282
FY2009$8,595$738.7 million85,946
FY2008$8,288$714.1 million86,168
FY2007$8,202$706.6 million86,154
FY2006$8,313$717.7 million86,332
FY2005$7,891$685.5 million86,868

Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023

Revenue to Jefferson County School District No. R-1 by source, fiscal year 2023, as the district reported it to NCES
SourceRevenueShare of total
Federal$85.2 million6.9%
State$482.2 million39.1%
Local$664.4 million53.9%
Total$1.2 billion

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

144 operational schools, A to Z, 100 to a page: page 1 of 2.

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Schools in Jefferson County School District No. R-1, page 1 of 2
SchoolStudents
Adams Elementary School310
Addenbrooke Classical Academy191
Addenbrooke Classical Grammar School774
Alameda International Junior/Senior High School1,002
Arvada High School754
Arvada West High School1,923
Bear Creek High School1,344
Bear Creek K-8 School863
Bell Middle School774
Belmar School of Integrated Arts293
Bergen Elementary School456
Blue Heron Elementary School325
Bradford K8 North350
Bradford K8 South371
Brady Exploration School294
Campbell Early Learning Center198
Carmody Middle School550
Chatfield High School1,808
Collegiate Academy of Colorado245
Columbine High School1,710
Columbine Hills Elementary School315
Compass Montessori - Golden Charter School425
Compass Montessori - Wheat Ridge Charter School288
Conifer Senior High School819
Connections Learning Center on the Earle Johnson Campus22
Coronado Elementary School384
Creighton Middle School741
D'Evelyn Junior/Senior High School1,212
Dakota Ridge Senior High School1,277
Deane Elementary School341
Deer Creek Middle School541
Dennison Elementary School575
Devinny Elementary School505
Doral Academy of Colorado168
Drake Junior High School1,002
Dunstan Middle School798
Dutch Creek Elementary School286
Edgewater Elementary School335
Eiber Elementary School255
Elk Creek Elementary School323
Evergreen High School909
Evergreen Middle School478
Everitt Middle School456
Excel Academy Charter School445
Fairmount Elementary School601
Falcon Bluffs Middle School567
Foothills Elementary School363
Foster Dual Language PK-8454
Free Horizon Montessori382
Fremont Elementary School268
Golden High School1,469
Governor's Ranch Elementary School458
Green Gables Elementary School315
Green Mountain High School1,071
Hackberry Hill Elementary School430
Hutchinson Elementary School328
JeffCo Remote Learning Program399
Jeffco Transition Services School116
Jeffco Virtual Academy441
Jefferson Academy Coal Creek Canyon59
Jefferson Academy Elementary737
Jefferson Academy Secondary696
Jefferson County Open Elementary School236
Jefferson County Open Secondary315
Jefferson Junior/Senior High School601
Ken Caryl Middle School725
Kendallvue Elementary School370
Kendrick Lakes Elementary School443
Kyffin Elementary School503
Lakewood High School1,735
Lasley Elementary School576
Lawrence Elementary School412
Leawood Elementary School321
Lincoln Charter Academy824
Little Elementary School310
Longview High School20
Lukas Elementary School402
Lumberg Elementary School526
Mandalay Middle School443
Manning Options School685
Maple Grove Elementary School390
Marshdale Elementary School375
McLain Community High School349
Meiklejohn Elementary521
Miller Special Education97
Mitchell Elementary School478
Montessori Peaks Charter Academy444
Mortensen Elementary School260
Mount Carbon Elementary School367
Mountain Phoenix Community School533
New America School74
Norma Anderson Early Learning Center112
Normandy Elementary School262
North Arvada Middle School464
Oberon Middle School704
Parmalee Elementary School278
Patterson International School346
Peak Expeditionary - Pennington316
Pomona Junior/Senior High School1,252
Powderhorn Elementary School522

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
0804800

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