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Lewis-Palmer School District 38
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns
Serves Monument and Palmer Lake.
Students
6,332
Schools
10
Spent per student
$12,825
CO $15,889
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
17%
Debt
$27.8M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Lewis-Palmer School District 38
- School Grade A+: better than 97% of Colorado districts
- Math proficiency 23 pts above the state
- Reading / language arts 22 pts above the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 11 pts above the state
- Spends 19% less per student than the CO average
- 18 students per teacher
- Debt of $27.8M, about $4,394 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Black Forest.
PK–62 schoolsAcademy School District 20
7–810 middle schoolsAcademy School District 20
9–129 high schoolsAcademy School District 20
Test scores vs. CO
2020–21Math proficiency53%
State average 30.4%
Reading / language arts69%
State average 47%
Graduation rate (4-year)93%
State average 81.7%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$12,825 per student · 19% below CO
Spending
Classroom instruction 52%Support & administration 45%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 51%State 45%Federal 4%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
6,494’20
6,526’21
6,496’22
6,405’23
6,332’24
About steady.
Students
White 76%Hispanic 13%Two or more races 7%Asian 2%Black 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
10 public schools.
Bear Creek Elementary School
A869 students16:1
Monument Charter Academy
B612 students16:1
Lewis-Palmer Elementary School
A409 students16:1
Prairie Winds Elementary School
A+374 students14:1
Ray E Kilmer Elementary School
A300 students13:1
Palmer Lake Elementary School
B286 students13:1
Lewis-Palmer Middle School
A−731 students19:1
Lewis-Palmer High School
A1,144 students23:1
Palmer Ridge High School
A+1,066 students21:1
Monument Charter Academy Secondary School
B−541 students17:1
Towns served
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.