There were 605 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander students enrolled in El Paso County in the 2024-25 school year, 1.6% less than the previous year, according to the Colorado Department of Education.
Data showed that El Paso County welcomed 115,902 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander students comprised 0.5% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 236 schools in El Paso County, Fountain-Fort Carson High School recorded the highest enrollment of Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 45 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 | % Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander Students | Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander Student Enrollment | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welte Education Center | 4.8% | 4 | 84 |
| Weikel Elementary School | 3.6% | 29 | 814 |
| Webster Elementary School | 3.3% | 19 | 582 |
| Carson Middle School | 3.3% | 22 | 657 |
| Prairie Heights Elementary School | 3.1% | 4 | 130 |
| Abrams Elementary School | 2.8% | 11 | 396 |
| James Madison Charter Academy School | 2.8% | 2 | 72 |
| Sproul Junior High School | 2.6% | 13 | 504 |
| Patriot Elementary School | 2.5% | 13 | 523 |
| Janitell Junior High School | 2.4% | 16 | 658 |
| Fountain-Fort Carson High School | 2.3% | 45 | 1,974 |
| Turman Elementary School | 2.2% | 4 | 185 |
| Mountainside Elementary School | 2% | 7 | 346 |
| Fountain Middle School | 1.8% | 19 | 1,051 |
| Venetucci Elementary School | 1.8% | 5 | 272 |
| Orton Academy | 1.7% | 2 | 116 |
| Nikola Tesla Education Opportunity Center | 1.7% | 5 | 291 |
| Mesa Elementary School | 1.6% | 11 | 668 |
| French Elementary School | 1.6% | 8 | 491 |
| Eagleside Elementary School | 1.5% | 5 | 332 |
| Hanover Junior-Senior High School | 1.5% | 2 | 134 |
| Mesa Ridge High School | 1.5% | 20 | 1,304 |
| Carver Elementary School | 1.5% | 3 | 205 |
| Career Readiness Academy | 1.4% | 1 | 69 |
| West Elementary School | 1.4% | 2 | 144 |
| James Irwin Charter High School | 1.4% | 6 | 425 |
| Sierra High School | 1.4% | 12 | 843 |
| Colorado Military Academy | 1.3% | 11 | 817 |
| Antelope Trails Elementary School | 1.3% | 4 | 311 |
| Pinon Valley Elementary School | 1.3% | 4 | 315 |
| Peyton Junior High School | 1.3% | 1 | 79 |
| Wildflower Elementary School | 1.2% | 4 | 346 |
| Power Technical Early College | 1.2% | 5 | 406 |
| Discovery High School | 1.2% | 1 | 83 |
| Pioneer Technology and Arts Academy | 1.1% | 6 | 538 |
| Chinook Trail Elementary School | 1.1% | 7 | 632 |
| Queen Palmer Elementary School | 1% | 2 | 198 |
| Widefield High School | 1% | 12 | 1,193 |
| Sunrise Elementary School | 1% | 5 | 506 |
| Odyssey Early College and Career Options | 1% | 3 | 287 |
| Roosevelt Charter Academy | 1% | 5 | 480 |
| Soaring Eagles Elementary School | 0.9% | 7 | 764 |
| Ellicott Middle School | 0.9% | 2 | 230 |
| Otero Elementary School | 0.9% | 3 | 330 |
| Rocky Mountain Classical Academy | 0.9% | 11 | 1,162 |
| D3 My Way Virtual School | 0.8% | 2 | 240 |
| Aragon Elementary School | 0.8% | 3 | 358 |
| The Vanguard School (Elementary) | 0.8% | 8 | 949 |
| Midland Elementary School | 0.8% | 1 | 129 |
| Mountain View Academy | 0.8% | 3 | 387 |
| Carmel Community School | 0.8% | 4 | 490 |
| Penrose Elementary School | 0.7% | 2 | 279 |
| Doherty High School | 0.7% | 12 | 1,716 |
| Twain Elementary School | 0.7% | 2 | 291 |
| Vista Ridge High School | 0.7% | 11 | 1,473 |
| Explorer Elementary School | 0.6% | 3 | 470 |
| Fremont Elementary School | 0.6% | 2 | 308 |
| Jackson Elementary School | 0.6% | 2 | 312 |
| Monroe Elementary School | 0.6% | 2 | 321 |
| Talbott STEAM Innovation School | 0.6% | 2 | 324 |
| Russell Middle School | 0.6% | 3 | 520 |
| Jordahl Elementary School | 0.6% | 3 | 524 |
| Mountain Song Community School | 0.5% | 2 | 364 |
| Rampart High School | 0.5% | 7 | 1,305 |
| Cheyenne Mountain High School | 0.5% | 6 | 1,278 |
| Cheyenne Mountain Junior High School | 0.5% | 3 | 604 |
| Harrison High School | 0.5% | 5 | 1,089 |
| Chinook Trail Middle School | 0.5% | 5 | 1,076 |
| Grand Peak Academy | 0.5% | 3 | 608 |
| Holmes Middle School | 0.5% | 3 | 600 |
| Chipeta Elementary School | 0.5% | 2 | 395 |
| Sand Creek High School | 0.5% | 7 | 1,426 |
| Jenkins Middle School | 0.5% | 4 | 791 |
| James Irwin Charter Academy | 0.5% | 1 | 213 |
| Widefield District 3 Preschool | 0.5% | 2 | 379 |
| Liberty High School | 0.5% | 7 | 1,526 |
| Rudy Elementary School | 0.5% | 2 | 385 |
| James Irwin Charter Middle School | 0.5% | 2 | 434 |
| Eagleview Middle School | 0.4% | 4 | 905 |
| High Plains Elementary School | 0.4% | 1 | 248 |
| Scott Elementary School | 0.4% | 2 | 458 |
| James Irwin Charter Elementary School | 0.4% | 2 | 522 |
| Martin Luther King Jr Elementary School | 0.4% | 2 | 498 |
| Conrad Early Learning Center | 0.4% | 1 | 228 |
| Stratton Elementary School | 0.4% | 1 | 249 |
| Columbia Elementary School | 0.4% | 1 | 265 |
| The Vanguard School (Middle) | 0.4% | 1 | 243 |
| Challenger Middle School | 0.4% | 3 | 697 |
| Watson Junior High School | 0.4% | 2 | 470 |
| Banning Lewis Ranch Academy | 0.4% | 7 | 1,697 |
| Frontier Elementary School | 0.4% | 1 | 262 |
| Prairie Hills Elementary School | 0.3% | 1 | 348 |
| New Summit Charter Academy | 0.3% | 2 | 628 |
| Centennial Elementary School | 0.3% | 1 | 340 |
| Atlas Preparatory Elementary School | 0.3% | 1 | 286 |
| Mountain Ridge Middle School | 0.3% | 2 | 690 |
| Widefield Elementary School of the Arts | 0.3% | 1 | 371 |
| The Vanguard School (High) | 0.3% | 1 | 303 |
| Rockrimmon Elementary School | 0.3% | 1 | 390 |
| Panorama Middle School | 0.3% | 1 | 339 |
| Mann Middle School | 0.3% | 1 | 300 |
| Achieve Online | 0.3% | 1 | 342 |
| Pinello Elementary School | 0.3% | 1 | 301 |
| Lewis-Palmer Middle School | 0.3% | 2 | 755 |
| Keller Elementary School | 0.3% | 1 | 326 |
| Fox Meadow Middle School | 0.3% | 1 | 369 |
| Falcon Elementary School of Technology | 0.3% | 1 | 318 |
| Henry Elementary School | 0.3% | 1 | 306 |
| Monument Charter Academy | 0.2% | 1 | 642 |
| Palmer Ridge High School | 0.2% | 2 | 1,071 |
| Timberview Middle School | 0.2% | 2 | 837 |
| Gold Camp Elementary School | 0.2% | 1 | 435 |
| Skyview Middle School | 0.2% | 2 | 862 |
| Grand Mountain School | 0.2% | 2 | 1,044 |
| Ridgeview Elementary School | 0.2% | 1 | 626 |
| Falcon High School | 0.2% | 2 | 1,172 |
| Mountain View Elementary School | 0.2% | 1 | 567 |
| McAuliffe Elementary | 0.2% | 1 | 448 |
| Encompass Heights Elementary School | 0.2% | 1 | 583 |
| Jack Swigert Aerospace Academy | 0.2% | 1 | 407 |
| Stetson Elementary School | 0.2% | 1 | 531 |
| Palmer High School | 0.2% | 3 | 1,265 |
| Freedom Elementary School | 0.2% | 1 | 407 |
| Woodmen Hills Elementary School | 0.2% | 1 | 613 |
| The Classical Academy Middle School | 0.2% | 1 | 445 |
| Coronado High School | 0.2% | 3 | 1,280 |
| Village High School | 0.2% | 1 | 532 |
| North Middle School | 0.2% | 1 | 636 |
| Discovery Canyon Campus Elementary School | 0.2% | 1 | 547 |
| Sabin Middle School | 0.2% | 1 | 540 |
| The Classical Academy High School | 0.2% | 1 | 616 |
| Falcon Middle School | 0.2% | 2 | 866 |
| Sand Creek International School | 0.2% | 1 | 595 |
| Discovery Canyon Campus Middle School | 0.2% | 2 | 821 |
| The Classical Academy Charter | 0.2% | 4 | 2,196 |
| Thomas MacLaren State Charter School | 0.1% | 1 | 975 |
| Air Academy High School | 0.1% | 1 | 1,383 |
| Colorado Springs Early Colleges | 0.1% | 1 | 1,075 |
| Meridian Ranch Elementary School | 0.1% | 1 | 670 |
| Lewis-Palmer High School | 0.1% | 1 | 1,168 |
| Pine Creek High School | 0.1% | 2 | 1,875 |
