Denver, CO
Denver, CO schools & districts: ratings, enrollment, map
3 bd $2,323/mo in Denver. Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax.
- Public-school students
- 447,063
- NCES 2024-2025
- Pupil–teacher ratio
- 16.7
- 26,842 teachers
- Districts / schools
- 28 / 828
- Public districts and schools
- Bedrooms
- 1
- Usual for this household: studio.
- Childcare
- $0
- No kids under 5
- Left over each month
- $2,655
- After tax and rent
- Bachelor's or higher
- 48.4%
- Adults 25+. ACS 2023.
Largest public school districts
12 largest in Denver.
- School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C
DENVER
- Students
- 90,471
- Schools
- 198
- Pupil–teacher
- 15.1
- Jefferson County School District No. R-1
GOLDEN
- Students
- 73,532
- Schools
- 144
- Pupil–teacher
- 16.7
- Douglas County School District No. Re 1
CASTLE ROCK
- Students
- 61,243
- Schools
- 88
- Pupil–teacher
- 17.4
- Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah
GREENWOOD VILLAGE
- Students
- 51,980
- Schools
- 69
- Pupil–teacher
- 16.2
- Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A
AURORA
- Students
- 38,702
- Schools
- 58
- Pupil–teacher
- 16.6
- Adams 12 Five Star Schools
THORNTON
- Students
- 34,466
- Schools
- 54
- Pupil–teacher
- 17.3
- School District 27J
BRIGHTON
- Students
- 24,046
- Schools
- 33
- Pupil–teacher
- 19.5
- State Charter School Institute
DENVER
- Students
- 19,960
- Schools
- 46
- Pupil–teacher
- 17
- Littleton School District No. 6 in the county of Arapahoe
LITTLETON
- Students
- 13,109
- Schools
- 20
- Pupil–teacher
- 17.1
- Westminster Public Schools
WESTMINSTER
- Students
- 7,724
- Schools
- 18
- Pupil–teacher
- 18
- Mapleton School District No. 1 in the county of Adams & St
DENVER
- Students
- 7,095
- Schools
- 20
- Pupil–teacher
- 17.5
- Byers School District No. 32J
BYERS
- Students
- 6,853
- Schools
- 10
- Pupil–teacher
- 41.1
NCES 2024–25.
Public schools by level
- Primary
- 505
- Elementary grades
- Middle
- 112
- Middle or junior high
- High
- 179
- Secondary grades
- Other
- 32
- K–12, ungraded, alternative
828 public schools. NCES 2024–25.
Where the Denver metro sits
Roughly the core of the Denver, CO metro area. Drag to look around, or open the larger map to search for a specific school or neighbourhood.
Family of four
2 adults, 2 kids (1 under 5), 3 bd. -$25/mo left. Childcare $1,208. Denver paycheck
NCES 2024-2025. How we figure this
Moving from Denver
- Denver → Austin · $525 more
- Salt Lake City → Denver · $82 more
- Denver → Salt Lake City · $82 less
- Denver → Dallas · $394 more
- Denver → Raleigh · $97 more
- Denver → San Francisco · $294 less
- Denver → New York · $1,407 less
- Denver → Reno · $357 less
- Denver → Los Angeles · $951 less
- Denver → Chicago · $229 less
- Denver → Houston · $515 more
- Denver → Washington · $256 more
- Denver → Atlanta · $158 less
- Denver → Philadelphia · $217 less
- Denver → Miami · $958 less
- Denver → Phoenix · $78 less
Take-home by job in Denver
- Registered nurse
- Software developer
- Elementary school teacher
- High school teacher
- Accountant / auditor
- Truck driver (heavy)
- Electrician
- Civil engineer
- Lawyer
- Police officer
- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Firefighter
- Mechanical engineer
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