Number of Schools
- 84 elementary schools
- 6 K-8 schools
- 17 middle schools
- 17 high schools
- 12 option schools
- 15 charter schools*
- 1 online school
- 1 career/tech ed school
- 2 outdoor laboratory schools
*Some charter schools have multiple locations but are reported here as one school.
Jeffco has 155 schools and many programs on 168 campuses.
Use our School Finder tool to identify your neighborhood school and learn about other schools and programs.
Student Population
| American Indian/Alaska Native |
0.5% |
| Asian |
3% |
| Black |
1.4% |
| Hispanic |
24.6% |
| White |
66% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander |
0.1% |
| Multiple Races |
4.4% |
as of CDE Data, January 2023
32.5% of Jeffco Public Schools students qualified for free and reduced lunch in 2022-23.
The official enrollment count for the 2022-23 school year is 77,092.
For additional education data and statistics, including graduation rates, visit the Colorado Department of Education.
Our Teachers
Jeffco Public Schools has approximately 5,300 teachers. Our teachers meet the educator qualification requirements under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and state law. Many have advanced degrees and several have earned national and state recognition.
| 74% |
Have Masters Degrees |
| 1.1% |
Have PhDs |
| 1.35% |
Have Other Degrees (Juris Doctor and Educational Specialist Degrees) |
| 0.59% |
Are National Board Certified |
Strategic Plan
Jeffco Thrives 2025, the Strategic Plan for Jeffco Public Schools is built on an opportunity to move our district from good, to great, to extraordinary.
View more details about Jeffco Thrives 2025.
Our Values
- Focus on Students: In Jeffco, we make decisions and measure outcomes based on how well we serve our students. We exist to help students succeed and act with intensity to give our students the education they need and deserve, today.
- Excellence: In Jeffco, we aspire to be a world-class school district which requires us to inspire one another to make an impact, focus on solutions, maximize our partnerships, and hold ourselves accountable for successful outcomes for all students.
- Equity: In Jeffco, not all students, staff, and families are starting from the same place nor do they need the same things to reach their fullest potential. We view individual differences as assets to be leveraged as we help all students thrive.
- Integrity: In Jeffco, acting with integrity creates honesty, trust, responsibility, and a spirit of transparency. It is a constant commitment to do the right thing for our students, staff, families, and community.
- Belonging: In Jeffco, we cultivate environments where all students, staff, families, and members of our community are safe, accepted, respected, included, encouraged by others, and feel that their voices and perspectives are valued.
FiNance and Budget
View the District Budget page for full budget and the Dollars and Sense summary.
The Ed Center
The Jeffco Public Schools Education Center houses many of the district's administrative offices, including Human Relations, Communications Services, the Superintendent’s office, and the Board of Education. The Ed Center is located at:
1829 Denver West Drive #27
Golden, CO 80401
303-982-6500
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