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Susana Cordova Commissioner of education at Colorado Department of Education
Susana Cordova Commissioner of education at Colorado Department of Education
K-12 Schools

Kenneth Homyak PK-8 recorded 10 more students enrolled in 2024-25 school year than previous school year

Published 06/10/25

There were 311 students enrolled in Kenneth Homyak PK-8 during the 2024-25 school year, 3.3% more than the previous year's 301 students welcomed, according to the Colorado Department of Education.

Among the student body, 52.1% were boys and 47.9% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white (172), representing 55.3% of the Kenneth Homyak PK-8 total enrollment. Hispanic or latino students comprised the second-largest ethnic group, with 107 students (34.4%).

The grade level with the highest enrollment was sixth grade, with 40 students enrolled that year, accounting for 12.9% of the total student body.

The school is located in Weld Re-8 Schools, and has a central office in Dacono.

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.

Enrollment in Kenneth Homyak PK-8 Over 4 Years
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School Enrollment Breakdown in Weld Re-8 Schools in 2024-25 School Year
SchoolTotal Enrollment
Fort Lupton High School721
Twombly Elementary School473
Fort Lupton Middle School438
Leo William Butler Elementary School355
Kenneth Homyak PK-8311
Little Trappers Preschool157

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