There were 11,659 Black students enrolled in Denver County in the 2024-25 school year, the same number as the previous year, according to the Colorado Department of Education.
Data showed that Denver County welcomed 90,736 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 12.8% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 197 schools in Denver County, East High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 337 students.
Colorado’s K–12 enrollment has gradually declined each year since the pandemic, with about 3–4% fewer students in 2024 than the state’s peak enrollment in 2019.
The declines are concentrated in the early grades and certain rural areas, while some metro districts are holding steady or growing. Lower birth rates and pandemic disruptions are driving the trend. Colorado’s public schools are now serving the smallest number of students in a decade, a shift that has implications for funding and planning even as per-pupil resources increase to compensate.
Colorado’s teacher workforce faces persistent shortages and pay challenges. In the 2023–24 school year, nearly 7,000 teaching positions were vacant statewide at some point. Districts managed to fill only about 75% of those openings with fully qualified hires, leaving many to be filled by short-term substitutes, retirees, or emergency credentials for the rest, while 9% remained unfilled for the entire school year.
Ethnicities in Denver County in 2024-25 School Year
Enrollment Demographics in Denver County Schools During 2024-25 School Year
| School name | % Black Students | Black Student Enrollment | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert F. Smith STEAM Academy | 69.7% | 62 | 89 |
| Hallett Academy | 62.4% | 156 | 250 |
| Prep Academy | 52.3% | 23 | 44 |
| Whittier ECE-8 School | 50.4% | 122 | 242 |
| University Prep – Arapahoe St. | 49.5% | 155 | 313 |
| Rocky Mountain Prep: Creekside | 47.4% | 302 | 637 |
| DSST: Montview Middle School | 40.6% | 188 | 463 |
| DSST: Montview High School | 38.3% | 215 | 562 |
| Lowry Elementary School | 38.2% | 153 | 400 |
| Highline Academy Northeast | 37.2% | 219 | 589 |
| Denver Justice High School | 35.8% | 38 | 106 |
| McAuliffe Manual Middle School | 35% | 90 | 257 |
| Manual High School | 34.8% | 121 | 348 |
| Montclair School of Academics and Enrichment | 34.8% | 123 | 353 |
| Omar D. Blair Charter School | 33.6% | 263 | 783 |
| Academy 360 | 32.8% | 66 | 201 |
| RiseUp Community School | 30% | 30 | 100 |
| Sandra Todd-Williams Academy | 29.4% | 42 | 143 |
| Center for Talent Development at Greenlee | 29.1% | 71 | 244 |
| University Prep – Steele St. | 28.1% | 94 | 334 |
| Stedman Elementary School | 27.7% | 124 | 447 |
| Delta High School | 27.6% | 29 | 105 |
| SOAR at Green Valley Ranch | 27.5% | 133 | 484 |
| Florida Pitt-Waller ECE-8 School | 27% | 239 | 886 |
| Denver Center for 21st-Century Learning at Wyman | 26.7% | 40 | 150 |
| KIPP Northeast Elementary | 26.3% | 130 | 495 |
| Contemporary Learning Academy | 26.2% | 33 | 126 |
| Smith Elementary School | 25.6% | 117 | 457 |
| DSST: Byers High School | 25.6% | 140 | 546 |
| DSST: Green Valley Ranch Middle School | 25.5% | 123 | 482 |
| DSST: Green Valley Ranch High School | 25.4% | 143 | 562 |
| KIPP Northeast Denver Middle School | 25.2% | 117 | 464 |
| Green Valley Elementary School | 24.9% | 178 | 714 |
| Highline Academy Southeast | 24.9% | 147 | 591 |
| Colorado High School Charter – GES | 23.9% | 50 | 209 |
| Place Bridge Academy | 23.4% | 193 | 824 |
| Cheltenham Elementary School | 23.1% | 86 | 373 |
| DSST: Cole Middle School | 22.7% | 64 | 282 |
| George Washington High School | 22.5% | 298 | 1,326 |
| Vanguard Classical School – West | 22.4% | 85 | 380 |
| Emily Griffith High School | 21.9% | 68 | 311 |
| Marrama Elementary School | 21.9% | 120 | 547 |
| Samuels Elementary School | 21.6% | 115 | 532 |
| Legacy Options High School | 21.6% | 33 | 153 |
| Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early College | 20.9% | 215 | 1,027 |
| Oakland Elementary | 20.2% | 71 | 352 |
| DSST: Elevate Northeast High School | 20.2% | 110 | 545 |
| Joe Shoemaker School | 19.9% | 108 | 543 |
| Vista Academy | 19.6% | 57 | 291 |
| Compassion Road Academy | 18.8% | 18 | 96 |
| STRIVE Prep – Sunnyside | 18.8% | 29 | 154 |
| STRIVE Prep – Green Valley Ranch | 18.7% | 71 | 379 |
| DSST Middle School @ Noel Campus | 18.6% | 84 | 451 |
| DSST: Byers Middle School | 18.6% | 90 | 485 |
| DSST: Conservatory Green Middle School | 18.4% | 86 | 468 |
| International Academy of Denver at Harrington | 18.4% | 28 | 152 |
| KIPP Northeast Denver Leadership Academy | 18% | 100 | 555 |
| Columbine Elementary School | 17.9% | 62 | 346 |
| Wyatt Academy | 17.9% | 43 | 240 |
| DSST: Conservatory Green High School | 17.3% | 96 | 556 |
| Montbello Career and Technical High School | 17.1% | 27 | 158 |
| Denver Green School Southeast | 16.9% | 99 | 586 |
| Thomas Jefferson High School | 16.6% | 231 | 1,390 |
| Colorado High School Charter | 16.5% | 34 | 206 |
| Hill Campus of Arts and Sciences | 16.3% | 106 | 651 |
| STRIVE Prep – Rise | 16% | 94 | 586 |
| Schmitt Elementary School | 15.9% | 25 | 157 |
| Dora Moore ECE-8 School | 15.8% | 55 | 349 |
| McMeen Elementary School | 15.3% | 108 | 706 |
| DCIS at Montbello | 15.3% | 170 | 1,112 |
| Cole Arts and Science Academy | 14.9% | 41 | 275 |
| Hamilton Middle School | 14.6% | 113 | 775 |
| STRIVE Prep – Montbello | 14.6% | 42 | 287 |
| DSST: Cole High School | 14.3% | 41 | 287 |
| Monarch Montessori | 14.2% | 40 | 282 |
| Denver Online | 14.2% | 87 | 611 |
| Northfield High School | 14.1% | 301 | 2,137 |
| Marie L. Greenwood Academy | 13.9% | 83 | 597 |
| East High School | 13.6% | 337 | 2,476 |
| Ashley Elementary School | 12.7% | 49 | 387 |
| McAuliffe International School | 12.1% | 161 | 1,329 |
| Southmoor Elementary School | 11.8% | 51 | 431 |
| Rocky Mountain Prep: Berkeley | 11.6% | 38 | 329 |
| Farrell B. Howell ECE-8 School | 11.5% | 67 | 585 |
| Northeast Early College | 11.2% | 57 | 507 |
| Colfax Elementary School | 11.1% | 31 | 280 |
| Bradley International School | 11.1% | 64 | 574 |
| Escalante-Biggs Academy | 11.1% | 34 | 306 |
| Trevista at Horace Mann | 11% | 53 | 482 |
| Palmer Elementary School | 10.7% | 21 | 197 |
| Holm Elementary School | 10.6% | 54 | 510 |
| Isabella Bird Community School | 10.5% | 51 | 487 |
| DCIS at Ford | 10.3% | 50 | 487 |
| Lena Archuleta Elementary School | 10.3% | 53 | 515 |
| Maxwell Elementary School | 10.2% | 65 | 638 |
| Denver Montessori Junior/Senior High School | 9.9% | 16 | 162 |
| Swigert International School | 9.4% | 63 | 673 |
| Lake Middle School | 9.3% | 55 | 592 |
| Willow Elementary School | 9.1% | 54 | 596 |
| Denver Green School Northfield | 9.1% | 51 | 558 |
| West Middle School | 9% | 17 | 188 |
| West High School | 8.9% | 46 | 519 |
| John H. Amesse Elementary | 8.9% | 32 | 358 |
| Odyssey School of Denver | 8.8% | 28 | 318 |
| Grant Beacon Middle School | 8.8% | 30 | 339 |
| Girls Athletic Leadership School High School | 8.5% | 5 | 59 |
| Florence Crittenton High School | 8.4% | 9 | 107 |
| French American School of Denver | 8.3% | 19 | 230 |
| Denver School of Innovation and Sustainable Design | 8.3% | 5 | 60 |
| Westerly Creek Elementary | 8% | 52 | 647 |
| AUL Denver | 7.7% | 12 | 156 |
| South High School | 7.7% | 150 | 1,950 |
| William (Bill) Roberts ECE-8 School | 7.2% | 63 | 872 |
| Girls Athletic Leadership School Middle School | 7.2% | 16 | 223 |
| Downtown Denver Expeditionary School | 7.2% | 19 | 263 |
| Garden Place Academy | 7% | 27 | 385 |
| Kaiser Elementary School | 7% | 17 | 243 |
| Valverde Elementary School | 7% | 25 | 359 |
| McGlone Academy | 7% | 59 | 842 |
| Swansea Elementary School | 6.6% | 25 | 381 |
| Ellis Elementary School | 6.6% | 31 | 467 |
| College View Elementary School | 6.5% | 24 | 368 |
| Stephen Knight Center for Early Education | 6.5% | 18 | 276 |
| Inspire Elementary | 6.4% | 41 | 645 |
| Morey Middle School | 6.3% | 30 | 479 |
| Sabin World School | 6.3% | 35 | 559 |
| Bruce Randolph School | 6.3% | 42 | 663 |
| Rocky Mountain Prep: Southwest | 6.2% | 28 | 453 |
| Grant Ranch ECE-8 School | 6% | 20 | 334 |
| University Park Elementary School | 5.8% | 24 | 413 |
| Teller Elementary School | 5.8% | 30 | 518 |
| Denver School of the Arts | 5.8% | 61 | 1,044 |
| Eagleton Elementary School | 5.7% | 18 | 317 |
| Abraham Lincoln High School | 5.7% | 55 | 965 |
| Kepner Beacon Middle School | 5.6% | 26 | 467 |
| Steck Elementary School | 5.3% | 17 | 323 |
| Carson Elementary School | 5.3% | 22 | 412 |
| Goldrick Elementary School | 5.2% | 20 | 385 |
| Castro Elementary School | 5% | 12 | 241 |
| North High School | 4.5% | 74 | 1,653 |
| Denver Language School | 4.4% | 41 | 930 |
| Denver Center for International Studies at Fairmon | 4.4% | 15 | 344 |
| Cory Elementary School | 4.4% | 18 | 407 |
| Polaris Elementary School | 4.3% | 15 | 350 |
| Brown International Academy | 4.3% | 23 | 530 |
| Munroe Elementary School | 4.2% | 14 | 332 |
| Bear Valley International School | 4.2% | 13 | 313 |
| Columbian Elementary School | 4.1% | 7 | 171 |
| Merrill Middle School | 4.1% | 25 | 611 |
| STRIVE Prep – Federal | 4% | 15 | 376 |
| Slavens K-8 School | 3.8% | 29 | 762 |
| Denver Center for International Studies | 3.7% | 13 | 354 |
| Traylor Academy | 3.7% | 11 | 300 |
| 5280 High School | 3.7% | 4 | 109 |
| Barnum Elementary School | 3.6% | 12 | 334 |
| Kunsmiller Creative Arts Academy | 3.6% | 24 | 670 |
| DSST: College View Middle School | 3.4% | 15 | 446 |
| Skinner Middle School | 3.4% | 23 | 673 |
| John F. Kennedy High School | 3.4% | 23 | 681 |
| STRIVE Prep – Ruby Hill | 3.2% | 14 | 443 |
| DSST: College View High School | 3.2% | 17 | 533 |
| Asbury Elementary School | 3.1% | 9 | 292 |
| Bromwell Elementary School | 3% | 10 | 329 |
| Gust Elementary School | 3% | 18 | 602 |
| Lincoln Elementary School | 2.9% | 9 | 310 |
| North High School Engagement Center | 2.9% | 3 | 103 |
| Park Hill School | 2.9% | 21 | 717 |
| Excel Academy | 2.6% | 6 | 227 |
| Compass Academy | 2.5% | 5 | 200 |
| Beach Court Elementary School | 2.5% | 7 | 275 |
| Career Education Center Early College | 2.4% | 11 | 468 |
| KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy | 2.3% | 7 | 301 |
| Knapp Elementary School | 2.3% | 8 | 351 |
| Cowell Elementary School | 2.3% | 7 | 308 |
| Creativity Challenge Community | 2.3% | 7 | 306 |
| KIPP Sunshine Peak Elementary | 2.1% | 3 | 146 |
| Edison Elementary School | 2.1% | 12 | 583 |
| Centennial A School for Expeditionary Learning | 1.9% | 9 | 477 |
| STRIVE Prep – Westwood | 1.9% | 8 | 411 |
| Summit Academy | 1.7% | 4 | 236 |
| Newlon Elementary School | 1.7% | 5 | 293 |
| KIPP Denver Collegiate High School | 1.7% | 8 | 477 |
| Johnson Elementary School | 1.4% | 4 | 294 |
| Rocky Mountain School of Expeditionary Learning | 1.3% | 5 | 382 |
| Steele Elementary School | 1.3% | 6 | 452 |
| Force Elementary School | 1.3% | 4 | 303 |
| Godsman Elementary School | 1.2% | 4 | 332 |
| Valdez Elementary School | 1.2% | 5 | 423 |
| Denison Montessori School | 1.1% | 4 | 364 |
| McKinley-Thatcher Elementary School | 1% | 3 | 305 |
| STRIVE Prep – Smart Academy | 1% | 6 | 604 |
| Respect Academy | 1% | 1 | 99 |
| Pascual Ledoux Academy | 0.8% | 2 | 236 |
| Doull Elementary School | 0.5% | 2 | 381 |
| Bryant Webster Dual Language ECE-8 School | 0.4% | 2 | 454 |
| Academia Ana Marie Sandoval | 0.2% | 1 | 409 |
