Clear Creek School District RE-1

Public Regional · 4 towns Grades PK–12 BSchool Grade

Public schools for Idaho Springs, Georgetown, Empire and Silver Plume, and parts of Central.

At a glance

634Students enrolled

5Schools

4Towns served

$21,423Spent per student

12:1Student–teacher ratio

30%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

Idaho SpringsGeorgetownEmpireSilver Plume

Grades PK–6

Carlson Elementary School144 students · Idaho SpringsThis district

Grades 7–8

Clear Creek Middle School79 students · EvergreenThis district

Grades 9–12

Clear Creek High School182 students · EvergreenThis district

Grades PK–6

King-Murphy Elementary School or Carlson Elementary SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 7–8

Clear Creek Middle School79 students · EvergreenThis district

Grades 9–12

Clear Creek High School182 students · EvergreenThis district

Grades PK–6

King-Murphy Elementary School or Carlson Elementary SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 7–8

Clear Creek Middle School79 students · EvergreenThis district

Grades 9–12

Clear Creek High School182 students · EvergreenThis district

Grades PK–6

King-Murphy Elementary School or Carlson Elementary SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 7–8

Clear Creek Middle School79 students · EvergreenThis district

Grades 9–12

Clear Creek High School182 students · EvergreenThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs CO

Math proficiency32%

State average 30.4%

Reading / language arts37%

State average 47%

Graduation rate (4-year)84%

State average 81.7%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$21,423

per student each year · 35% above the CO average

Spending

Classroom instruction44%

Support & administration49%

Other7%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)72%

State24%

Federal4%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

682’20

696’21

680’22

652’23

634’24

Students

White · 79%499

Hispanic · 12%74

Two or more races · 6%38

American Indian/Alaska Native · 1%9

Asian · 1%7

Black · 1%6

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served

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Idaho Springs1,986 people

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Georgetown1,053 people

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Empire672 people

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Silver Plume127 people

Also covers small parts of Central.

Schools5 in district

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King-Murphy Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 151 students · Evergreen

BPublic 📚

Carlson Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 144 students · Idaho Springs

C+Public 📚

Georgetown Community SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 78 students · Georgetown

B-Charter 📚

Clear Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 79 students · Evergreen

C+Public 🏫

Clear Creek High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 182 students · Evergreen

A-Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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Gilpin County School District RE-1Black Hawk · $17,933 per student

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.