Students Overview

2008-2009 Colorado

Charter Schools

 

Non-Charter Schools

Metrics # %
Students
Number of Students 61,889
% of Charter School Students to All Public School Students 7.6%
Estimated Number of Students on Waiting Lists 41,000
Race / Ethnicity
White 41,058 66.3%
Black 5,063 8.2%
Hispanic 13,728 22.2%
Asian 1,681 2.7%
Other 359 0.6%
Free or Reduced Price Lunch
Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch 11,542 18.6%
Ineligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch 50,347 81.4%
Students by School Grade Levels
Elementary Schools 31,825 51.4%
Middle Schools 3,208 5.2%
High Schools 6,908 11.2%
Middle/High Schools 1,975 3.2%
Elementary/Middle/High Schools 17,973 29.0%
Students by Grade Level
Pre-Kindergarten 662 1.1%
Kindergarten 2,249 3.6%
First Grade 6,039 9.8%
Second Grade 6,000 9.7%
Third Grade 5,837 9.4%
Fourth Grade 5,504 8.9%
Fifth Grade 5,310 8.6%
Sixth Grade 5,952 9.6%
Seventh Grade 5,197 8.4%
Eighth Grade 4,891 7.9%
Ninth Grade 3,983 6.4%
Tenth Grade 3,683 6.0%
Eleventh Grade 3,413 5.5%
Twelfth Grade 3,168 5.1%
 
Metrics # %
Students
Number of Students 755,716
Race / Ethnicity
White 460,215 60.9%
Black 43,599 5.8%
Hispanic 216,263 28.6%
Asian 26,798 3.5%
Other 8,842 1.2%
Free or Reduced Price Lunch
Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch 272,254 36.0%
Ineligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch 483,462 64.0%
Students by Grade Level
Pre-Kindergarten 27,492 3.6%
Kindergarten 61,502 8.1%
First Grade 58,112 7.7%
Second Grade 57,417 7.6%
Third Grade 56,818 7.5%
Fourth Grade 55,550 7.4%
Fifth Grade 54,771 7.2%
Sixth Grade 53,077 7.0%
Seventh Grade 53,762 7.1%
Eighth Grade 53,811 7.1%
Ninth Grade 59,676 7.9%
Tenth Grade 56,750 7.5%
Eleventh Grade 54,335 7.2%
Twelfth Grade 52,642 7.0%
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