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Overland High School

12400 East Jewell Avenue

Tel: (720)747-3700

Overland High School serves 2,340 students in grades 9-12.
The student:teacher ratio of 20:1 is higher than the CO average of 18:1.
Minority enrollment is 75% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Black), which is more than the state average of 46%.
Overland High School operates within the Cherry Creek, No. 5, In The County Of Arapah School District.
Cherry Creek, No. 5, In The County Of Arapah School District's 87% graduation rate is higher than the CO state average of 83%.

The student population of 2340 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The teacher population of 120 teachers has declined by 5% over five years.

The student:teacher ratio of 20:1 has increased from 18:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.72 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	20:1	18:1

American Indian	n/a	1%

Asian	5%	3%

Hispanic	33%	33%

Black	33%	5%

White	25%	54%

Hawaiian	n/a	n/a

Two or more races	4%	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.	0.72	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.	51%	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.	11%	7%

Cherry Creek, No. 5, In The County Of Arapah School District's student population of 53,833 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The district's graduation rate of 87% has decreased from 96% over five years.
The revenue/student of $10,613 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 $11,045 is less than the state average of $13,805. The district spending/student has grown by 15% over four years.

School District Name	Cherry Creek, No. 5, In The County Of Arapah School District
Number of Schools Managed	60	3
Number of Students Managed	53,833	575

Graduation Rate	87%	83%

District Total Revenue	$576 MM	$8 MM

District Spending	$599 MM	$8 MM

District Revenue / Student	$10,613	$14,042

District Spending / Student	$11,045	$13,805

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