Enrollment Analysis: Asian students comprised 4.8% of Boulder County’s student body during 2024-25 school year

Sherri Wright Board Member - Colorado Department of Education
Sherri Wright Board Member - Colorado Department of Education
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There were 2,017 Asian students enrolled in Boulder County in the 2024-25 school year, 4.4% less than the previous year, according to the Colorado Department of Education.

Data showed that Boulder County welcomed 42,381 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, Asian students comprised 4.8% of the student body to be the fourth most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 86 schools in Boulder County, Peak to Peak Charter School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian 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 Boulder County in 2024-25 School Year
Enrollment Demographics in Boulder County Schools During 2024-25 School Year
School name % Asian Students Asian Student Enrollment Total Enrollment
High Peaks Elementary School 27.2% 70 257
Peak to Peak Charter School 23.3% 337 1,447
Superior Elementary School 12.2% 51 418
Monarch K-8 School 12.2% 85 698
Summit Middle Charter School 11.7% 43 366
Blue Mountain Elementary 10.3% 56 542
Fairview High School 10.1% 189 1,863
Gold Hill Elementary School 10% 1 10
Altona Middle School 9.9% 71 715
Meadowlark School 9.8% 73 747
Flagstaff Charter Academy 8.7% 63 725
Erie Elementary School 7.6% 37 486
Bear Creek Elementary School 7.5% 24 318
Creekside Elementary School at Martin Park 7.2% 26 359
Southern Hills Middle School 7% 35 502
Eldorado K-8 School 7% 37 529
Red Hawk Elementary 6.3% 37 588
Alicia Sanchez International School 6.2% 20 321
Mapleton Early Childhood Center 5.9% 4 68
Niwot High School 5.6% 84 1,510
Heatherwood Elementary School 5.2% 13 252
Monarch High School 5% 71 1,431
Coal Creek Elementary School 4.8% 15 313
Community Montessori School 4.7% 13 277
Silver Creek High School 4.6% 56 1,209
Eisenhower Elementary School 4.5% 14 308
Eagle Crest Elementary School 4.3% 18 421
Boulder Universal 3.9% 9 231
Twin Peaks Charter Academy 3.6% 32 881
Fall River Elementary School 3.5% 18 520
Burlington Elementary School 3.4% 11 320
Crest View Elementary School 3.1% 12 390
Manhattan Middle School of the Arts and Academics 3.1% 15 482
Ryan Elementary School 3% 13 436
Lafayette Elementary School 3% 15 497
Whittier Elementary School 3% 8 269
Fireside Elementary School 3% 13 431
St. Vrain Virtual High School 2.9% 2 69
Mesa Elementary School 2.8% 7 250
Centaurus High School 2.7% 42 1,557
Boulder High School 2.6% 51 1,939
Angevine Middle School 2.4% 15 619
Columbine Elementary School 2.4% 9 369
Casey Middle School 2.2% 8 363
Douglass Elementary School 2.2% 7 313
Louisville Middle School 2.2% 14 627
New Vista High School 2.1% 7 327
Foothill Elementary School 2.1% 9 419
Horizons K-8 School 2% 7 358
Apex Home School Enrichment Program 2% 16 789
Centennial Middle School 1.8% 11 598
Trail Ridge Middle School 1.8% 8 435
St. Vrain LaunchED Virtual Academy 1.7% 6 343
Niwot Elementary School 1.7% 7 411
Hygiene Elementary School 1.6% 5 313
Boulder Community School/Integrated Studies 1.6% 4 255
Sunset Middle School 1.6% 5 316
Longmont High School 1.5% 19 1,269
St. Vrain Community Montessori School 1.5% 4 260
Indian Peaks Elementary School 1.4% 3 214
Sanborn Elementary School 1.4% 3 209
Columbine Elementary School 1.3% 3 231
Westview Middle School 1.3% 8 622
Louisville Elementary School 1.3% 6 449
Flatirons Elementary School 1.2% 2 163
Arapahoe Ridge High School 1.1% 2 184
New Meridian High School 1.1% 1 95
Skyline High School 1% 11 1,083
Central Elementary School 0.9% 3 344
Justice High Charter School 0.9% 1 108
Boulder Prep Charter High School 0.9% 1 114
Alpine Elementary School 0.8% 3 388
Nevin Platt Middle School 0.8% 4 484
Rocky Mountain Elementary School 0.6% 2 315
Nederland Elementary School 0.5% 1 196
Longmont Estates Elementary School 0.5% 2 365
Longs Peak Middle School 0.5% 2 382
Timberline PK-8 0.4% 3 762
Mountain View Elementary School 0.3% 1 321
Lyons Middle/Senior High School 0.3% 1 347
Pioneer Bilingual Elementary School 0.2% 1 439
University Hill Elementary School 0.2% 1 405


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