Jeffco Public Schools is a public school district based in Golden, Colorado, serving 73,532 students in 144 schools. By enrollment it ranks #2 of the 68 Colorado districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 99% of them. Its schools average 511 students each, more than the Colorado median of 399. We've matched 7 news stories to the district.
In the News
7 stories
- Jeffco voters will consider $133 million in tax increases to raise teacher pay, repair schools
Jefferson County voters will decide on a pair of mill levy overrides in November to raise teacher pay, repair schools, fund career and technical education, and more.
- Jeffco Public Schools sues Trump administration over Title IX-related threats to federal funding
Jeffco Public Schools' policies allowing students to participate on sports teams that align with their gender identity have drawn the ire of the Trump administration.
- The Big-District Superintendent Pipeline Has Run Dry. What Can School Boards Do?
The school year starts again in less than a month, and a remarkable number of big districts in Colorado and elsewhere will open it without a permanent superintendent. Jeffco. Cherry Creek. Los Angeles. Miami-Dade. I’m...
- $135 million tax increase pitched as a solution for Jeffco Public Schools’ budget gap
Second graders start their day at Deane Elementary School in Lakewood in August 2022. Jeffco Public Schools could ask voters in November for a tax increase to pay for teacher salaries and more.
- Trump administration gives Jeffco 10 days to change policies or risk losing federal funding
The Trump administration found that several Jeffco Public Schools policies, including its policy on sports participation, violated the federal Title IX sex discrimination law.
- District says 61 boys the Trump administration found on girls’ sports rosters were mascots, managers
The federal education department said it found 61 boys on girls’ sports rosters in Jeffco Public Schools. But the district said "some teams had male managers, trainers, or mascots."
- Department of Education threatens Jeffco schools with funding cuts over gender identity policies
Federal officials allege the district violated Title IX by allowing transgender students assigned male at birth to use girls’ bathrooms and locker rooms, share overnight accommodations with female students, and to...
| District | Students | Schools | Students / school | Size rank in state | Stories |
|---|
| Jeffco Public Schools Golden, CO | 73,532 | 144 | 511 | #2 | 7 |
| Denver Public Schools Denver, CO | 90,471 | 198 | 457 | #1 | 27 |
| Douglas County School District No. Re 1 Castle Rock, CO | 61,243 | 88 | 696 | #3 | 0 |
| Cherry Creek School District No. 5 Greenwood Village, CO | 51,980 | 69 | 753 | #4 | 2 |
| Aurora Public Schools Aurora, CO | 38,702 | 58 | 667 | #5 | 0 |
| Adams 12 Five Star Schools Thornton, CO | 34,466 | 54 | 638 | #6 | 0 |
| St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J Longmont, CO | 31,607 | 54 | 585 | #7 | 0 |
Similar-Size Districts Nationally
| District | Students | Schools | Students / school | Size rank in state | Stories |
|---|
| Jeffco Public Schools Golden, CO | 73,532 | 144 | 511 | #2 | 7 |
| Osceola County Kissimmee, FL | 75,314 | 86 | 876 | #11 | 0 |
| Albuquerque Albuquerque, NM | 74,792 | 174 | 430 | #1 | 0 |
| Conroe ISD Conroe, TX | 72,914 | 67 | 1,088 | #7 | 0 |
| Austin ISD Austin, TX | 72,272 | 123 | 588 | #8 | 3 |
| Davis District Farmington, UT | 71,428 | 96 | 744 | #2 | 0 |
| Brevard County Viera, FL | 71,198 | 109 | 653 | #12 | 0 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Spending and staffing comparisons are coming.
