There were 1,060 Black students enrolled in Douglas County in the 2024-25 school year, 3.9% more 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, Black students comprised 1.7% of the student body to be the third least represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 90 schools in Douglas County, Chaparral High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 65 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 | % Black Students | Black Student Enrollment | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Ridge Elementary School | 9.1% | 52 | 571 |
| Parker Performing Arts | 5.3% | 34 | 638 |
| Highlands Ranch High School | 3.2% | 42 | 1,323 |
| Legacy Point Elementary School | 3.2% | 16 | 499 |
| Chaparral High School | 3.2% | 65 | 2,007 |
| Global Village Academy – Douglas County | 3.1% | 14 | 450 |
| Cherokee Trail Elementary School | 2.9% | 16 | 553 |
| Challenge to Excellence Charter School | 2.9% | 16 | 551 |
| Acres Green Elementary School | 2.9% | 10 | 341 |
| Prairie Crossing Elementary School | 2.9% | 18 | 612 |
| Iron Horse Elementary School | 2.8% | 12 | 430 |
| South Ridge Elementary An IB World School | 2.7% | 10 | 371 |
| Sierra Middle School | 2.6% | 21 | 805 |
| Eagle Academy | 2.6% | 3 | 115 |
| Pine Lane Elementary | 2.6% | 19 | 744 |
| STEM School Highlands Ranch | 2.5% | 35 | 1,394 |
| Mountain View Elementary School | 2.5% | 8 | 324 |
| Colorado Early Colleges Douglas County | 2.4% | 26 | 1,066 |
| Cresthill Middle School | 2.3% | 13 | 558 |
| Ponderosa High School | 2.3% | 32 | 1,407 |
| Castle Rock Elementary School | 2.3% | 10 | 441 |
| Skyview Academy | 2.3% | 31 | 1,358 |
| Mammoth Heights Elementary | 2.3% | 14 | 598 |
| Frontier Valley Elementary School | 2.2% | 8 | 369 |
| Pioneer Elementary School | 2.2% | 10 | 449 |
| Northeast Elementary School | 2.1% | 7 | 329 |
| Cimarron Middle | 2% | 21 | 1,052 |
| North Star Academy | 2% | 14 | 684 |
| Sand Creek Elementary School | 1.9% | 6 | 322 |
| Sedalia Elementary School | 1.9% | 4 | 212 |
| Daniel C. Oakes High School–Castle Rock | 1.8% | 2 | 113 |
| Arrowwood Elementary School | 1.8% | 7 | 390 |
| Douglas County High School | 1.7% | 29 | 1,659 |
| Mountain Vista High School | 1.7% | 37 | 2,169 |
| Rock Ridge Elementary School | 1.6% | 7 | 449 |
| Rocky Heights Middle School | 1.6% | 18 | 1,129 |
| Sage Canyon Elementary | 1.6% | 9 | 552 |
| Cougar Run Elementary School | 1.5% | 6 | 392 |
| Sagewood Middle School | 1.5% | 12 | 816 |
| Castle Rock Middle School | 1.5% | 10 | 660 |
| Leman Classical Academy | 1.4% | 19 | 1,390 |
| Wildcat Mountain Elementary School | 1.4% | 6 | 423 |
| Summit View Elementary School | 1.4% | 5 | 350 |
| Clear Sky Elementary | 1.4% | 9 | 627 |
| Northridge Elementary School | 1.4% | 8 | 560 |
| Renaissance Expedition Learn Outward Bound School | 1.4% | 5 | 361 |
| Mesa Middle School | 1.3% | 11 | 852 |
| World Compass Academy | 1.3% | 10 | 791 |
| Legend High School | 1.3% | 29 | 2,206 |
| Buffalo Ridge Elementary School | 1.3% | 7 | 524 |
| Castle View High School | 1.3% | 25 | 1,938 |
| Academy Charter School | 1.2% | 8 | 675 |
| Cloverleaf Home Education | 1.2% | 3 | 250 |
| Roxborough Intermediate | 1.2% | 5 | 430 |
| Coyote Creek Elementary School | 1.2% | 6 | 506 |
| Timber Trail Elementary School | 1.1% | 4 | 380 |
| Mountain Ridge Middle School | 1.1% | 8 | 752 |
| HOPE Online Learning Academy High School | 1.1% | 15 | 1,307 |
| Aspen View Academy | 1.1% | 11 | 1,019 |
| Franktown Elementary School | 1.1% | 4 | 354 |
| Fox Creek Elementary School | 1.1% | 5 | 436 |
| Eldorado Elementary School | 1.1% | 4 | 377 |
| Thunderridge High School | 1% | 18 | 1,820 |
| Redstone Elementary School | 1% | 4 | 398 |
| Meadow View Elementary School | 1% | 5 | 508 |
| Platte River Charter Academy | 1% | 7 | 736 |
| Early Childhood Center | 0.9% | 1 | 110 |
| Renaissance Secondary School | 0.9% | 4 | 441 |
| Rock Canyon High School | 0.9% | 20 | 2,325 |
| Ascent Classical Academy Douglas County | 0.9% | 9 | 1,033 |
| Gold Rush Elementary | 0.9% | 6 | 639 |
| Lone Tree Elementary | 0.8% | 3 | 392 |
| Roxborough Elementary School | 0.8% | 3 | 368 |
| Saddle Ranch Elementary School | 0.8% | 3 | 355 |
| Heritage Elementary School | 0.8% | 3 | 377 |
| American Academy | 0.7% | 21 | 2,803 |
| Ben Franklin Academy | 0.6% | 6 | 956 |
| Pine Grove Elementary School | 0.6% | 3 | 480 |
| Flagstone Elementary School | 0.6% | 3 | 496 |
| Ranch View Middle School | 0.6% | 5 | 829 |
| Soaring Hawk Elementary School | 0.5% | 2 | 431 |
| Stone Mountain Elementary | 0.2% | 1 | 452 |
| DC Montessori Charter School | 0.2% | 1 | 547 |
| Parker Core Knowledge Charter School | 0.1% | 1 | 705 |
