There were 523 American Indian or Alaskan Native students enrolled in El Paso County in the 2024-25 school year, 0.2% 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, American Indian or Alaskan Native students comprised 0.5% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 236 schools in El Paso County, Fountain-Fort Carson High School recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian or Alaskan Native students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 26 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 El Paso County in 2024-25 School Year
Enrollment Demographics in El Paso County Schools During 2024-25 School Year
| School name | % American Indian or Alaskan Native Students | American Indian or Alaskan Native Student Enrollment | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spark Online Academy | 3.1% | 5 | 162 |
| Centennial Elementary School | 2.4% | 8 | 340 |
| Turman Elementary School | 2.2% | 4 | 185 |
| Conrad Early Learning Center | 1.8% | 4 | 228 |
| Ascend College Prep | 1.8% | 2 | 110 |
| Journey K8 | 1.8% | 3 | 163 |
| Mesa Elementary School | 1.8% | 12 | 668 |
| Skyway Park Elementary School | 1.7% | 5 | 301 |
| Mann Middle School | 1.7% | 5 | 300 |
| ALLIES | 1.6% | 2 | 124 |
| Career Readiness Academy | 1.4% | 1 | 69 |
| James Madison Charter Academy School | 1.4% | 1 | 72 |
| Community Prep Charter School | 1.3% | 2 | 158 |
| Falcon Elementary School of Technology | 1.3% | 4 | 318 |
| Fountain-Fort Carson High School | 1.3% | 26 | 1,974 |
| Abrams Elementary School | 1.3% | 5 | 396 |
| Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind | 1.2% | 2 | 167 |
| Carmel Community School | 1.2% | 6 | 490 |
| Fountain Middle School | 1.2% | 13 | 1,051 |
| Lewis-Palmer Middle School | 1.2% | 9 | 755 |
| Mesa Ridge High School | 1.2% | 15 | 1,304 |
| Mountain Vista Homeschool Academy | 1.1% | 4 | 363 |
| Patriot Elementary School | 1.1% | 6 | 523 |
| Prairie Hills Elementary School | 1.1% | 4 | 348 |
| Monterey Elementary School | 1.1% | 3 | 272 |
| Colorado Springs Early Colleges | 1.1% | 12 | 1,075 |
| Nikola Tesla Education Opportunity Center | 1% | 3 | 291 |
| Jackson Elementary School | 1% | 3 | 312 |
| Giberson Elementary School | 1% | 3 | 291 |
| Pikes Peak Early College | 1% | 2 | 204 |
| Eastlake High School of Colorado Springs | 1% | 1 | 104 |
| Mountain View Academy | 1% | 4 | 387 |
| Twain Elementary School | 1% | 3 | 291 |
| Woodmen-Roberts Elementary School | 1% | 4 | 381 |
| Colorado Springs Charter Academy | 1% | 3 | 295 |
| Falcon High School | 0.9% | 10 | 1,172 |
| Patriot High School | 0.9% | 1 | 115 |
| Carson Middle School | 0.9% | 6 | 657 |
| Edison Elementary School | 0.9% | 2 | 214 |
| Columbia Elementary School | 0.8% | 2 | 265 |
| Palmer High School | 0.8% | 10 | 1,265 |
| West Middle School | 0.8% | 1 | 119 |
| Colorado International Language Academy | 0.8% | 3 | 364 |
| Midland Elementary School | 0.8% | 1 | 129 |
| Rudy Elementary School | 0.8% | 3 | 385 |
| Evans Elementary School | 0.8% | 4 | 487 |
| The Classical Academy Middle School | 0.7% | 3 | 445 |
| Stratton Meadows Elementary School | 0.7% | 2 | 290 |
| Taylor Elementary School | 0.7% | 1 | 152 |
| Canon Elementary School | 0.7% | 1 | 140 |
| Douglass Valley Elementary School | 0.7% | 2 | 306 |
| Adams Elementary School | 0.7% | 2 | 299 |
| Skyview Middle School | 0.7% | 6 | 862 |
| Cheyenne Mountain Junior High School | 0.7% | 4 | 604 |
| Jack Swigert Aerospace Academy | 0.7% | 3 | 407 |
| Rogers Elementary School | 0.7% | 2 | 267 |
| Bristol Elementary School | 0.7% | 2 | 267 |
| Sabin Middle School | 0.7% | 4 | 540 |
| Hanover Junior-Senior High School | 0.7% | 1 | 134 |
| Wilson Elementary School | 0.7% | 2 | 295 |
| Pinello Elementary School | 0.7% | 2 | 301 |
| Lewis-Palmer Elementary School | 0.7% | 3 | 409 |
| Manitou Springs Elementary School | 0.6% | 2 | 331 |
| Timberview Middle School | 0.6% | 5 | 837 |
| Grand Mountain School | 0.6% | 6 | 1,044 |
| Thomas MacLaren State Charter School | 0.6% | 6 | 975 |
| Bear Creek Elementary School | 0.6% | 6 | 988 |
| Watson Junior High School | 0.6% | 3 | 470 |
| Harrison High School | 0.6% | 6 | 1,089 |
| Broadmoor Elementary School | 0.6% | 2 | 327 |
| Janitell Junior High School | 0.6% | 4 | 658 |
| Talbott STEAM Innovation School | 0.6% | 2 | 324 |
| Weikel Elementary School | 0.6% | 5 | 814 |
| Sunrise Elementary School | 0.6% | 3 | 506 |
| Ellicott Elementary School | 0.6% | 3 | 520 |
| North Middle School | 0.6% | 4 | 636 |
| Aragon Elementary School | 0.6% | 2 | 358 |
| Sierra High School | 0.6% | 5 | 843 |
| Russell Middle School | 0.6% | 3 | 520 |
| Coronado High School | 0.6% | 8 | 1,280 |
| Sand Creek High School | 0.6% | 8 | 1,426 |
| Calhan Secondary School | 0.5% | 1 | 213 |
| Rockrimmon Elementary School | 0.5% | 2 | 390 |
| Queen Palmer Elementary School | 0.5% | 1 | 198 |
| Power Technical Early College | 0.5% | 2 | 406 |
| James Irwin Charter Academy | 0.5% | 1 | 213 |
| Pioneer Elementary School | 0.5% | 2 | 382 |
| Pikes Peak School Expeditionary Learning | 0.5% | 2 | 400 |
| Sand Creek International School | 0.5% | 3 | 595 |
| Jenkins Middle School | 0.5% | 4 | 791 |
| Bennett Ranch Elementary School | 0.5% | 2 | 376 |
| Soaring Eagles Elementary School | 0.5% | 4 | 764 |
| The Classical Academy High School | 0.5% | 3 | 616 |
| Mountain Song Community School | 0.5% | 2 | 364 |
| Buena Vista Elementary School | 0.5% | 1 | 194 |
| Cheyenne Mountain High School | 0.5% | 6 | 1,278 |
| Woodmen Hills Elementary School | 0.5% | 3 | 613 |
| Fox Meadow Middle School | 0.5% | 2 | 369 |
| Freedom Elementary School | 0.5% | 2 | 407 |
| Widefield District 3 Preschool | 0.5% | 2 | 379 |
| Holmes Middle School | 0.5% | 3 | 600 |
| Carver Elementary School | 0.5% | 1 | 205 |
| Mountain Ridge Middle School | 0.4% | 3 | 690 |
| Ellicott Middle School | 0.4% | 1 | 230 |
| Stratton Elementary School | 0.4% | 1 | 249 |
| Colorado Military Academy | 0.4% | 3 | 817 |
| McAuliffe Elementary | 0.4% | 2 | 448 |
| Martin Luther King Jr Elementary School | 0.4% | 2 | 498 |
| Banning Lewis Ranch Academy | 0.4% | 6 | 1,697 |
| Manitou Springs Middle School | 0.4% | 1 | 275 |
| Howbert Elementary School | 0.4% | 1 | 255 |
| D3 My Way Virtual School | 0.4% | 1 | 240 |
| Madison Elementary School | 0.4% | 1 | 265 |
| Scott Elementary School | 0.4% | 2 | 458 |
| Discovery Canyon Campus Middle School | 0.4% | 3 | 821 |
| Chinook Trail Middle School | 0.4% | 4 | 1,076 |
| Village High School | 0.4% | 2 | 532 |
| Venetucci Elementary School | 0.4% | 1 | 272 |
| Widefield High School | 0.4% | 5 | 1,193 |
| Bricker Elementary School | 0.4% | 1 | 269 |
| Frontier Elementary School | 0.4% | 1 | 262 |
| Galileo School of Math and Science | 0.4% | 1 | 277 |
| Encompass Heights Elementary School | 0.3% | 2 | 583 |
| Mountain Vista Community School | 0.3% | 2 | 590 |
| Wildflower Elementary School | 0.3% | 1 | 346 |
| Mountainside Elementary School | 0.3% | 1 | 346 |
| Coperni 3 | 0.3% | 1 | 367 |
| Widefield Elementary School of the Arts | 0.3% | 1 | 371 |
| Panorama Middle School | 0.3% | 1 | 339 |
| Achieve Online | 0.3% | 1 | 342 |
| Odyssey Early College and Career Options | 0.3% | 1 | 287 |
| Otero Elementary School | 0.3% | 1 | 330 |
| Pine Creek High School | 0.3% | 5 | 1,875 |
| Discovery Canyon Campus High School | 0.3% | 3 | 1,021 |
| The Vanguard School (High) | 0.3% | 1 | 303 |
| Keller Elementary School | 0.3% | 1 | 326 |
| Liberty High School | 0.3% | 5 | 1,526 |
| Manitou Springs High School | 0.3% | 1 | 367 |
| Chinook Trail Elementary School | 0.3% | 2 | 632 |
| Grant Elementary School | 0.3% | 1 | 350 |
| Henry Elementary School | 0.3% | 1 | 306 |
| The Classical Academy Charter | 0.3% | 6 | 2,196 |
| Chipeta Elementary School | 0.3% | 1 | 395 |
| Rampart High School | 0.3% | 4 | 1,305 |
| Mitchell High School | 0.3% | 2 | 765 |
| Webster Elementary School | 0.3% | 2 | 582 |
| Discovery Canyon Campus Elementary School | 0.2% | 1 | 547 |
| Rocky Mountain Classical Academy | 0.2% | 2 | 1,162 |
| Inspiration View Elementary School | 0.2% | 1 | 527 |
| James Irwin Charter Middle School | 0.2% | 1 | 434 |
| Doherty High School | 0.2% | 4 | 1,716 |
| Remington Elementary School | 0.2% | 1 | 534 |
| Eagleview Middle School | 0.2% | 2 | 905 |
| Pioneer Technology and Arts Academy | 0.2% | 1 | 538 |
| Palmer Ridge High School | 0.2% | 2 | 1,071 |
| Legacy Peak Elementary School | 0.2% | 1 | 652 |
| Springs Ranch Elementary School | 0.2% | 1 | 548 |
| Springs Studio for Academic Excellence | 0.2% | 1 | 442 |
| Roosevelt Charter Academy | 0.2% | 1 | 480 |
| The Da Vinci Academy School | 0.2% | 1 | 447 |
| Vista Ridge High School | 0.2% | 3 | 1,473 |
| Mountain View Elementary School | 0.2% | 1 | 567 |
| Atlas Preparatory High School | 0.2% | 1 | 499 |
| Lewis-Palmer High School | 0.1% | 1 | 1,168 |
| Air Academy High School | 0.1% | 2 | 1,383 |
| Falcon Middle School | 0.1% | 1 | 866 |
| Horizon Middle School | 0.1% | 1 | 773 |
