Overland High School - Aurora, Colorado/CO

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Overland High School

12400 East Jewell Avenue, Aurora, CO, 80012-5324 -

tel: (720)747-3700
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Definition of Terms

Overland High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Arapahoe County, CO

Students & Faculty

Total Students

2080 students

% Male / % Female

51% / 49%

Total Classroom Teachers

124 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 560 students

Grade 10 - 544 students

Grade 11 - 487 students

Grade 12 - 489 students

This School

( CO ) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:17

1:16

Students by Ethnicity

This School

( CO ) School Average

% American Indian	1%	1%
% Asian	6%	3%
% Hispanic	19%	29%
% Black	33%	5%
% White	41%	61%

Additional Student Information

This School

( CO ) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

26%

30%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

( CO ) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Cherry Creek 5 School District

This School's Agency

( CO ) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	53	3
Number of Students Managed	48,801 students	613 students
District Total Revenue	$426,231,000	$5,882,000
District Expenditure	$466,317,000	$5,502,000
District Revenue / Student	$8,734	$8,370
District Expenditure / Student	$9,555	$8,538
District Graduation Rates	n/a	n/a

Overland High School is located in Aurora, Colorado and opened in 1978. Overland is part of the Cherry Creek School District.The school made headlines in 2006 when a lecture given by geography teacher Jay Bennish was recorded by a student and broadcasted on talk radio, inciting a nationwide controversy.
Alumni: John Grahame, goaltender for the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Brian Kelly, cornerback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Sean Moran, former defensive end for the Buffalo Bills, St. Louis Rams and San Francisco 49ers.
Scott Bentley, former kicker for the Atlanta Falcons, Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs, and Washington Redskins.
T. J. Cunningham, former safety for the Seattle Seahawks.
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About This Zip Code (80012)

School Zip (80012)

(CO) State Average

Population (Approximate)

43,447 people

4,157,972 people

% (age 25+) w/College Degree

33%

33%

Population Average Age

33 years old

34.3 years old

Average Household size

2.4 persons

2.5 persons

Median Household Income

$42,222

$49,184

Avg. # of Rooms in Household

4.8 rooms

5.7 rooms

Median Age of Housing Structure

31 years old

35 years old

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% Owning / % Renting

55% / 45%

67% / 33%

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Nearby Schools:


1. Gateway High School - 1767 students - view location
2. Aurora Central High School - 2312 students - view location
3. Hartenbach High School - 156 students - view location
4. Hinkley High School - 1726 students - view location
5. William Smith High School - 321 students - view location
View all schools in: Aurora Town, Arapahoe County, Zip 80012

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