Academy 20
22 Colorado Districts Stayed Below the State Average in All Six Years
Colorado's chronic absenteeism rate rose to 34.6% in 2021-22 before easing to 28.5% in 2024-25. Across that six-year panel, 22 districts stayed below the statewide rate every year. The comparison is l...
Douglas County Is a Large-District Counterexample on Chronic Absenteeism
Douglas County RE-1 is a large-district counterexample. Colorado's third-largest district, with 60,681 students, posted a 16.6% chronic absenteeism rate in 2024-25, nearly 12 points below the state av...
Reported multiracial membership grew 41.0% in Colorado
Correction (October 8, 2026): This article now uses the original annual-file counts, correct category rankings and annual additions. Unsupported explanations and quotations have been removed. Kinderga...