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DPS' mission is to provide all students the opportunity to achieve the knowledge and skills necessary to become contributing citizens in our society.
Denver Public Schools is committed to meeting the educational needs of every student with great schools in every neighborhood. DPS' goal is to provide every child in Denver with rigorous, enriching educational opportunities from preschool through high school graduation. DPS operates 162 schools, including traditional, magnet, charter and pathways schools, with a current total enrollment of 81,870 students. Of those, 58.0% of the school district’s enrollment is Hispanic, 20.3% is Caucasian, and 14.5% is African American. Sixty-eight percent of the district’s students qualify for free and reduced lunch.
Under the leadership of Superintendent Tom Boasberg and guided by the tenets of The Denver Plan, DPS has become the fastest-growing large school district in Colorado in terms of enrollment and student academic growth. DPS is committed to establishing Denver as a national leader in student achievement, high school graduation, and college and career readiness.
Student Population
Denver Public Schools is the largest school district in Colorado, and is one of the fastest growing urban school districts in the nation.
In the 2013- 2014 school year, 87,398 students were enrolled in 185 Denver Public Schools consisting of three Early Childhood Education schools, 85 elementary, 18 K-8, four K-12, 26 middle, 14 grades 6-12, and 35 traditional high schools. The number of children enrolled in preschool through 12th grade has increased 12 percent since 2009