Enrollment in Public, Home-Based and Non-Public Schools
Date posted: 06/16/2009
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Public schools are funded by tax dollars, while private funding (including tuition) supports non-public schools. Parochial schools are included in the non-public school data presented on this page. In Colorado home schooling is classified as any curriculum taught within the home environment. The Colorado Department of Education posts enrollment data regarding all pre-kindergarten (PK) through twelfth grade students.
What this chart shows: K-12 Enrollment by Educational Setting in Larimer County, 2008-09
NOTE: Percentages do not add up to 100% due to a rounding error
Data Source: Colorado Department of Education
What this chart shows: Home-Based Enrollment in Larimer County School Districts, 2004-05 to 2008-09
Data Source: Colorado Department of Education
What this chart shows: Non-Public School Enrollment in Larimer County School Districts, 2004-05 to 2008-09
Note: 2001-02 was the last year Park School District reported any Non-Public School Enrollment
Data Source: Colorado Department of Education
What this chart shows: Public School Enrollment in Larimer County School Districts, 2004-05 to 2008-09
Data Source: Colorado Department of Education
What these data tell us:
In 2008, the majority of K-12 students in Larimer County were enrolled in public schools (91.4%), followed by non-public school enrollment (7.1%). Home-based schooling had the lowest percentage of enrollment (1.6%). The percentages do not add to 100% due to rounding. From 2004 to 2008, enrollment in non-public schools increased in the Thompson School District by 8% and in the Poudre School District by 15%.Park School District stopped reporting any non-public enrollment after 2001, although there is one non-public school in the District. Non-public schools that receive no public funds are not required to report enrollment data; therefore some do and some do not. Eagle Rock School in Estes Park is a non-public school which does not report data to the school district.
During the last five years, growth in non-public school enrollment within Thompson School District was mostly due to an increase in enrollment at Resurrection Christian School and Immanuel Lutheran School. Three additional non-public schools began reporting data in the Thompson School District between 2001 and 2004 which accounts for at least part of the increase in enrollment. Fluctuations in non-public enrollment reflect increases and decreases in reporting, as well as school openings and closures.
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- Thompson School District
Data Tables:
Total K-12 Enrollment by Schooling Setting in Larimer County
|
Public Total |
% of Total |
Non-Public Total |
% of Total |
Home-Based Total |
% of Total |
|
|
2008-09 |
42,478 |
91.4% |
3,285 |
7.1% |
730 |
1.6% |
*Percentages do not add up to 100% due to a rounding error
Home-Based Enrollment in Larimer County School Districts
|
Year |
Park |
Poudre |
Thompson |
Total |
|
2001-02 |
30 |
366 |
284 |
680 |
|
2002-03 |
18 |
378 |
262 |
658 |
|
2003-04 |
26 |
336 |
268 |
630 |
|
2004-05 |
14 |
282 |
299 |
595 |
|
2005-06 |
15 |
301 |
274 |
590 |
|
2006-07 |
12 |
269 |
310 |
591 |
|
2007-08 |
18 |
253 |
427 |
698 |
|
2008-09 |
7 |
297 |
426 |
730 |
|
Year |
Poudre |
Thompson |
Total |
|
2004-05 |
1,299 |
1,653 |
2,952 |
|
2005-06 |
1,340 |
1,637 |
2,977 |
|
2006-07 |
1,309 |
1,654 |
2,963 |
|
2007-08 |
1,512 |
1,754 |
3,266 |
|
2008-09 |
1,499 |
1,786 |
3,285 |
* 2001-02 was the last year Park School District reported any Non-Public School Enrollment
Public School Enrollment in Larimer County School Districts
|
Year |
Park |
Poudre |
Thompson |
Total |
|
2001-02 |
1,393 |
24,412 |
14,806 |
40,611 |
|
2002-03 |
1,411 |
24,538 |
14,974 |
40,923 |
|
2003-04 |
1,361 |
24,891 |
15,027 |
41,279 |
|
2004-05 |
1,260 |
25,000 |
15,030 |
41,290 |
|
2005-06 |
1,265 |
25,216 |
15,108 |
41,589 |
|
2006-07 |
1,272 |
25,430 |
15,310 |
42,012 |
|
2007-08 |
1,206 |
25,610 |
15,305 |
42,121 |
|
2008-09 |
1,186 |
25,960 |
15,332 |
42,478 |