There were 242 American Indian or Alaskan Native students enrolled in Douglas County in the 2024-25 school year, 2.4% less than the previous year, according to the Colorado Department of Education.
Data showed that Douglas County welcomed 63,862 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, American Indian or Alaskan Native students comprised 0.4% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 90 schools in Douglas County, American Academy recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian or Alaskan Native students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 20 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.
| School name | % American Indian or Alaskan Native Students | American Indian or Alaskan Native Student Enrollment | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acres Green Elementary School | 1.8% | 6 | 341 |
| Cloverleaf Home Education | 1.2% | 3 | 250 |
| Trailblazer Elementary School | 1.2% | 4 | 330 |
| Daniel C. Oakes High School–Castle Rock | 0.9% | 1 | 113 |
| HOPE Online Learning Academy High School | 0.9% | 12 | 1,307 |
| Pioneer Elementary School | 0.9% | 4 | 449 |
| Saddle Ranch Elementary School | 0.8% | 3 | 355 |
| Franktown Elementary School | 0.8% | 3 | 354 |
| Sierra Middle School | 0.7% | 6 | 805 |
| Skyview Academy | 0.7% | 9 | 1,358 |
| Platte River Charter Academy | 0.7% | 5 | 736 |
| American Academy | 0.7% | 20 | 2,803 |
| Iron Horse Elementary School | 0.7% | 3 | 430 |
| Challenge to Excellence Charter School | 0.7% | 4 | 551 |
| Cherokee Trail Elementary School | 0.7% | 4 | 553 |
| Coyote Creek Elementary School | 0.6% | 3 | 506 |
| Larkspur Elementary School | 0.6% | 1 | 161 |
| Summit View Elementary School | 0.6% | 2 | 350 |
| Sand Creek Elementary School | 0.6% | 2 | 322 |
| Clear Sky Elementary | 0.6% | 4 | 627 |
| Meadow View Elementary School | 0.6% | 3 | 508 |
| Sagewood Middle School | 0.5% | 4 | 816 |
| Lone Tree Elementary | 0.5% | 2 | 392 |
| Castle Rock Middle School | 0.5% | 3 | 660 |
| Mesa Middle School | 0.5% | 4 | 852 |
| Eagle Ridge Elementary School | 0.5% | 3 | 571 |
| Soaring Hawk Elementary School | 0.5% | 2 | 431 |
| Sedalia Elementary School | 0.5% | 1 | 212 |
| Fox Creek Elementary School | 0.5% | 2 | 436 |
| Sage Canyon Elementary | 0.4% | 2 | 552 |
| Highlands Ranch High School | 0.4% | 5 | 1,323 |
| Global Village Academy – Douglas County | 0.4% | 2 | 450 |
| Rock Ridge Elementary School | 0.4% | 2 | 449 |
| Rock Canyon High School | 0.4% | 9 | 2,325 |
| Ponderosa High School | 0.4% | 6 | 1,407 |
| Academy Charter School | 0.4% | 3 | 675 |
| Aspen View Academy | 0.4% | 4 | 1,019 |
| Cresthill Middle School | 0.4% | 2 | 558 |
| Thunderridge High School | 0.4% | 8 | 1,820 |
| Castle View High School | 0.4% | 8 | 1,938 |
| Ben Franklin Academy | 0.4% | 4 | 956 |
| Arrowwood Elementary School | 0.3% | 1 | 390 |
| Ascent Classical Academy Douglas County | 0.3% | 3 | 1,033 |
| Pine Lane Elementary | 0.3% | 2 | 744 |
| Redstone Elementary School | 0.3% | 1 | 398 |
| Parker Core Knowledge Charter School | 0.3% | 2 | 705 |
| Northeast Elementary School | 0.3% | 1 | 329 |
| Roxborough Elementary School | 0.3% | 1 | 368 |
| Mountain View Elementary School | 0.3% | 1 | 324 |
| Timber Trail Elementary School | 0.3% | 1 | 380 |
| Chaparral High School | 0.3% | 6 | 2,007 |
| Cimarron Middle | 0.3% | 3 | 1,052 |
| Colorado Early Colleges Douglas County | 0.3% | 3 | 1,066 |
| Cougar Run Elementary School | 0.3% | 1 | 392 |
| STEM School Highlands Ranch | 0.3% | 4 | 1,394 |
| Heritage Elementary School | 0.3% | 1 | 377 |
| Gold Rush Elementary | 0.3% | 2 | 639 |
| South Ridge Elementary An IB World School | 0.3% | 1 | 371 |
| Eldorado Elementary School | 0.3% | 1 | 377 |
| Roxborough Intermediate | 0.2% | 1 | 430 |
| Rocky Heights Middle School | 0.2% | 2 | 1,129 |
| Wildcat Mountain Elementary School | 0.2% | 1 | 423 |
| Stone Mountain Elementary | 0.2% | 1 | 452 |
| Ranch View Middle School | 0.2% | 2 | 829 |
| Douglas County High School | 0.2% | 4 | 1,659 |
| Buffalo Ridge Elementary School | 0.2% | 1 | 524 |
| Castle Rock Elementary School | 0.2% | 1 | 441 |
| Parker Performing Arts | 0.2% | 1 | 638 |
| Mammoth Heights Elementary | 0.2% | 1 | 598 |
| Leman Classical Academy | 0.2% | 3 | 1,390 |
| Legend High School | 0.2% | 5 | 2,206 |
| Legacy Point Elementary School | 0.2% | 1 | 499 |
| Flagstone Elementary School | 0.2% | 1 | 496 |
| North Star Academy | 0.1% | 1 | 684 |
| Mountain Vista High School | 0.1% | 2 | 2,169 |
| Mountain Ridge Middle School | 0.1% | 1 | 752 |
