There were 50,390 white students enrolled in Jefferson County in the 2024-25 school year, 3.1% less than the previous year, according to the Colorado Department of Education.
Data showed that Jefferson County welcomed 79,972 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, white students comprised 63% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 147 schools in Jefferson County, Ralston Valley Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 1,528 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 Jefferson County in 2024-25 School Year
Enrollment Demographics in Jefferson County Schools During 2024-25 School Year
| School name | % white Students | White Student Enrollment | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen Valley Intermediate School | 90.1% | 411 | 456 |
| Wilmot Elementary School | 89.6% | 293 | 327 |
| Evergreen Middle School | 87.7% | 419 | 478 |
| Bradford K8 North | 87.7% | 307 | 350 |
| Evergreen High School | 86.5% | 786 | 909 |
| Conifer Senior High School | 86.5% | 710 | 821 |
| Maple Grove Elementary School | 85.9% | 335 | 390 |
| Fairmount Elementary School | 85.5% | 514 | 601 |
| West Jefferson Middle School | 85.4% | 426 | 499 |
| Marshdale Elementary School | 85.3% | 320 | 375 |
| Golden View Classical Academy | 85.1% | 627 | 737 |
| Bradford K8 South | 84.4% | 313 | 371 |
| West Woods Elementary School | 84.3% | 457 | 542 |
| Mitchell Elementary School | 84.3% | 403 | 478 |
| Ralston Elementary School | 84.1% | 243 | 289 |
| Parmalee Elementary School | 83.5% | 232 | 278 |
| Elk Creek Elementary School | 83.3% | 270 | 324 |
| West Jefferson Elementary School | 82.9% | 209 | 252 |
| Manning Options School | 82.8% | 567 | 685 |
| Red Rocks Elementary School | 82.5% | 241 | 292 |
| Rooney Ranch Elementary School | 82.1% | 404 | 492 |
| Rocky Mountain Academy of Evergreen | 82% | 287 | 350 |
| Ralston Valley Senior High School | 81.5% | 1,528 | 1,875 |
| Compass Montessori – Wheat Ridge Charter School | 81.2% | 234 | 288 |
| Compass Montessori – Golden Charter School | 81.2% | 345 | 425 |
| Coal Creek Canyon K-8 Elementary School | 80.9% | 55 | 68 |
| Kyffin Elementary School | 80.7% | 406 | 503 |
| Normandy Elementary School | 80.5% | 211 | 262 |
| Shaffer Elementary School | 79.9% | 397 | 497 |
| Meiklejohn Elementary | 79.8% | 416 | 521 |
| Golden High School | 79% | 1,160 | 1,469 |
| Sierra Elementary School | 78.5% | 387 | 493 |
| Drake Junior High School | 78.1% | 783 | 1,003 |
| Hutchinson Elementary School | 77.7% | 255 | 328 |
| Three Creeks K-8 | 77.6% | 815 | 1,050 |
| Stott Elementary School | 77.4% | 223 | 288 |
| Deer Creek Middle School | 76.9% | 416 | 541 |
| Chatfield High School | 76.8% | 1,388 | 1,808 |
| Oberon Middle School | 76.7% | 540 | 704 |
| Mountain Phoenix Community School | 76.3% | 496 | 650 |
| Devinny Elementary School | 76.2% | 385 | 505 |
| Falcon Bluffs Middle School | 76% | 431 | 567 |
| Governor’s Ranch Elementary School | 74.9% | 343 | 458 |
| Woodrow Wilson Charter Academy | 74.9% | 638 | 852 |
| Coronado Elementary School | 74.7% | 287 | 384 |
| Free Horizon Montessori | 74.6% | 285 | 382 |
| Lincoln Charter Academy | 74.4% | 613 | 824 |
| Van Arsdale Elementary School | 74% | 364 | 492 |
| Jefferson Academy Elementary | 73.9% | 545 | 737 |
| Bell Middle School | 73.5% | 569 | 774 |
| Excel Academy Charter School | 73.5% | 328 | 446 |
| Jefferson County Open Elementary School | 73.3% | 173 | 236 |
| Jefferson County Open Secondary | 73.3% | 231 | 315 |
| Prospect Valley Elementary School | 72.9% | 425 | 583 |
| Ute Meadows Elementary School | 72.5% | 271 | 374 |
| Dutch Creek Elementary School | 72.4% | 207 | 286 |
| Two Roads Charter School | 72.4% | 456 | 630 |
| Montessori Peaks Charter Academy | 72.2% | 346 | 479 |
| Stony Creek Elementary School | 72.2% | 252 | 349 |
| Warren Tech Central | 71.9% | 23 | 32 |
| Wayne Carle Middle School | 71.9% | 315 | 438 |
| Westridge Elementary School | 71.8% | 287 | 400 |
| Warder Elementary School | 71.8% | 310 | 432 |
| Green Mountain High School | 71.7% | 768 | 1,071 |
| Arvada West High School | 70.6% | 1,358 | 1,923 |
| Columbine Hills Elementary School | 70.5% | 222 | 315 |
| Powderhorn Elementary School | 70.5% | 368 | 522 |
| Ken Caryl Middle School | 70.2% | 509 | 725 |
| Stober Elementary School | 69.5% | 242 | 348 |
| Dakota Ridge Senior High School | 69.3% | 885 | 1,277 |
| Dunstan Middle School | 68.9% | 550 | 798 |
| Kendallvue Elementary School | 68.1% | 252 | 370 |
| Leawood Elementary School | 67.6% | 217 | 321 |
| Mortensen Elementary School | 67.3% | 175 | 260 |
| Shelton Elementary School | 67.3% | 265 | 394 |
| Dennison Elementary School | 66.8% | 384 | 575 |
| Mount Carbon Elementary School | 66.5% | 244 | 367 |
| Summit Ridge Middle School | 66.5% | 566 | 851 |
| Miller Special Education | 66% | 64 | 97 |
| Fremont Elementary School | 65.3% | 175 | 268 |
| Columbine High School | 64.2% | 1,097 | 1,710 |
| Vanderhoof Elementary School | 64% | 258 | 403 |
| Hackberry Hill Elementary School | 63.7% | 274 | 430 |
| Green Gables Elementary School | 62.9% | 198 | 315 |
| Weber Elementary School | 62.5% | 195 | 312 |
| D’Evelyn Junior/Senior High School | 62.1% | 753 | 1,212 |
| Addenbrooke Classical Grammar School | 61.6% | 477 | 774 |
| Lukas Elementary School | 61.4% | 247 | 402 |
| Ryan Elementary School | 60.5% | 309 | 511 |
| Jeffco Virtual Academy | 59.9% | 264 | 441 |
| Colorado Online High School | 59.9% | 323 | 539 |
| Kendrick Lakes Elementary School | 59.8% | 265 | 443 |
| Standley Lake High School | 59.3% | 666 | 1,123 |
| Collegiate Academy of Colorado | 58.6% | 178 | 304 |
| Peak Expeditionary – Pennington | 58.2% | 184 | 316 |
| Addenbrooke Classical Academy | 56.5% | 108 | 191 |
| Colorado Virtual Academy Middle School | 56.5% | 96 | 170 |
| Blue Heron Elementary School | 55.4% | 180 | 325 |
| Mandalay Middle School | 55.3% | 245 | 443 |
| Wheat Ridge High School | 54% | 503 | 932 |
| Colorado Online Middle School | 53.6% | 113 | 211 |
| Welchester Elementary School | 52.6% | 154 | 293 |
| Rocky Mountain Deaf School | 52.4% | 43 | 82 |
| Astravo Online Academy Middle School | 51% | 389 | 762 |
| Doral Academy of Colorado | 50.6% | 85 | 168 |
| Colorado Virtual Academy High School | 50.5% | 390 | 773 |
| Adams Elementary School | 50.3% | 156 | 310 |
| Carmody Middle School | 49.8% | 274 | 550 |
| Pomona High School | 49.6% | 621 | 1,252 |
| Semper Elementary School | 49.4% | 155 | 314 |
| Lakewood High School | 49.3% | 855 | 1,735 |
| Astravo Online Academy High School | 49.3% | 1,356 | 2,750 |
| Belmar School of Integrated Arts | 48.8% | 143 | 293 |
| Colorado Virtual Academy | 48.5% | 239 | 493 |
| Sobesky Academy | 47.5% | 48 | 101 |
| Everitt Middle School | 47.4% | 216 | 456 |
| Jeffco Transition Services School | 47.4% | 55 | 116 |
| Little Elementary School | 46.5% | 144 | 310 |
| Foothills Elementary School | 46.3% | 168 | 363 |
| Stevens Elementary School | 46.1% | 216 | 469 |
| Astravo Online Academy Elementary School | 45.3% | 292 | 645 |
| McLain Community High School | 45% | 157 | 349 |
| Secrest Elementary School | 44.3% | 148 | 334 |
| South Lakewood Elementary School | 43.8% | 172 | 393 |
| Longview High School | 40% | 8 | 20 |
| Bear Creek High School | 39.7% | 534 | 1,344 |
| Bear Creek K-8 School | 39.6% | 342 | 863 |
| North Arvada Middle School | 39.4% | 183 | 464 |
| Creighton Middle School | 38.5% | 285 | 741 |
| Lawrence Elementary School | 37.9% | 156 | 412 |
| Swanson Elementary School | 36.7% | 104 | 283 |
| Patterson International School | 36.7% | 127 | 346 |
| Westgate Elementary School | 35.1% | 107 | 305 |
| Connections Learning Center on the Earle Johnson C | 31.8% | 7 | 22 |
| Slater Elementary School | 28.2% | 79 | 280 |
| Arvada High School | 28.2% | 213 | 754 |
| Brady Exploration School | 27.6% | 81 | 294 |
| Rose Stein International Elementary | 19.3% | 65 | 336 |
| Foster Dual Language PK-8 | 18.9% | 86 | 454 |
| Eiber Elementary School | 16.5% | 42 | 255 |
| Edgewater Elementary School | 16.1% | 54 | 335 |
| Deane Elementary School | 14.7% | 50 | 341 |
| Lasley Elementary School | 14.4% | 83 | 576 |
| Alameda International Junior/Senior High School | 12.7% | 127 | 1,002 |
| Lumberg Elementary School | 8.6% | 45 | 526 |
| New America School | 8.1% | 6 | 74 |
| Jefferson Junior/Senior High School | 6.7% | 40 | 601 |
