Enrollment in 2024-25 School Year: 1,659 students welcomed in Douglas County High School

There were 1,659 students enrolled in Douglas County High School during the 2024-25 school year, 6.3% less than the previous year's 1,771 students welcomed, according to the Colorado Department of Education.

Among the student body, 50.1% were girls and 49.9% were boys.

Data also showed that most of the students were white (1,127), representing 67.9% of the Douglas County High School total enrollment. Hispanic or latino students comprised the second-largest ethnic group, with 356 students (21.5%).

The grade level with the highest enrollment was twelfth grade, with 459 students enrolled that year, accounting for 27.7% of the total student body.

The school is located in Douglas County School District No. RE 1, and has a central office in Castle Rock.

In total, there were 881,065 students enrolled in Colorado during the 2024-25 school year.

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	Total Enrollment
American Academy	2,803
Rock Canyon High School	2,325
Legend High School	2,206
Mountain Vista High School	2,169
Chaparral High School	2,007
Castle View High School	1,938
Thunderridge High School	1,820
Douglas County High School	1,659
Ponderosa High School	1,407
STEM School Highlands Ranch	1,394
Leman Classical Academy	1,390
Skyview Academy	1,358
Highlands Ranch High School	1,323
HOPE Online Learning Academy High School	1,307
Rocky Heights Middle School	1,129
Cimarron Middle	1,052
Aspen View Academy	1,019
Ben Franklin Academy	956
Mesa Middle School	852
Ranch View Middle School	829
Sagewood Middle School	816
Sierra Middle School	805
World Compass Academy	791
Mountain Ridge Middle School	752
Pine Lane Elementary	744
Platte River Charter Academy	736
Parker Core Knowledge Charter School	705
North Star Academy	684
Academy Charter School	675
Castle Rock Middle School	660
Gold Rush Elementary	639
Parker Performing Arts	638
Clear Sky Elementary	627
Prairie Crossing Elementary School	612
Mammoth Heights Elementary	598
Eagle Ridge Elementary School	571
Northridge Elementary School	560
Cresthill Middle School	558
Cherokee Trail Elementary School	553
Sage Canyon Elementary	552
Challenge to Excellence Charter School	551
DC Montessori Charter School	547
Buffalo Ridge Elementary School	524
Meadow View Elementary School	508
Coyote Creek Elementary School	506
Legacy Point Elementary School	499
Flagstone Elementary School	496
Pine Grove Elementary School	480
Stone Mountain Elementary	452
Global Village Academy - Douglas County	450
Pioneer Elementary School	449
Rock Ridge Elementary School	449
Castle Rock Elementary School	441
Renaissance Secondary School	441
Fox Creek Elementary School	436
Soaring Hawk Elementary School	431
Iron Horse Elementary School	430
Roxborough Intermediate	430
Wildcat Mountain Elementary School	423
Redstone Elementary School	398
Lone Tree Elementary	392
Cougar Run Elementary School	392
Arrowwood Elementary School	390
Timber Trail Elementary School	380
Eldorado Elementary School	377
Heritage Elementary School	377
South Ridge Elementary An IB World School	371
Frontier Valley Elementary School	369
Roxborough Elementary School	368
Bear Canyon Elementary School	368
Renaissance Expedition Learn Outward Bound School	361
Saddle Ranch Elementary School	355
Franktown Elementary School	354
Summit View Elementary School	350
Acres Green Elementary School	341
Trailblazer Elementary School	330
Northeast Elementary School	329
Mountain View Elementary School	324
Sand Creek Elementary School	322
Copper Mesa Elementary School	306
Cloverleaf Home Education	250
Sedalia Elementary School	212
Larkspur Elementary School	161
Eagle Academy	115
Daniel C. Oakes High School--Castle Rock	113
Early Childhood Center	110
eDCSD	61
Cherry Valley Elementary School	25