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Bear Creek High School

9800 West Dartmouth Place

Tel: (303)982-8855

Bear Creek High School serves 1,672 students in grades 9-12.
The student:teacher ratio of 18:1 is equal to the CO average of 18:1.
Minority enrollment is 45% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the state average of 46%.
Bear Creek High School operates within the Jefferson County No. R-1 School District.
Jefferson County No. R-1 School District's 84% graduation rate is higher than the CO state average of 83%.

The student population of 1672 students has declined by 11% over five years.
The teacher population of 92 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.

The student:teacher ratio of 18:1 has decreased from 20:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.58 is more than the state average of 0.39. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	This School	(CO) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	18:1	18:1

American Indian	n/a	1%

Asian	7%	3%

Hispanic	35%	33%

Black	1%	5%

White	55%	54%

Hawaiian	n/a	n/a

Two or more races	2%	4%

All Ethnic Groups
Diversity Score The chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.58	0.39

Eligible for Free Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	24%	34%

Eligible for Reduced Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	10%	7%

Jefferson County No. R-1 School District's student population of 86,571 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The district's graduation rate of 84% has decreased from 92% over five years.
The revenue/student of $10,099 in this district is less than the state average of $14,042. The district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four years.
The district's spending/student of $9,885 is less than the state average of $13,805. The district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four years.

School District Name	Jefferson County No. R-1 School District
Number of Schools Managed	165	3
Number of Students Managed	86,571	575

Graduation Rate	84%	83%

District Total Revenue	$869 MM	$8 MM

District Spending	$850 MM	$8 MM

District Revenue / Student	$10,099	$14,042

District Spending / Student	$9,885	$13,805

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