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Pupil Membership Data Calculations

Each year all public school districts and facilities across the state of Colorado participate in the Student October Count data submission to the Colorado Department of Education (CDE). The purpose of this data collection is to obtain required student level data as provided for by state statute, including information regarding students’ funding eligibility as outlined in the Public School Finance Act of 1994, as amended (22-54-101, C.R.S.). The Colorado Department of Education collects these data through the Data Pipeline system with the Information Management Services (IMS) unit of CDE overseeing the collection.

The Student October Count is based on a one (1) day membership count in which districts are asked to report all students who are actively enrolled and attending classes through their district on that date. While the submission should only include those students who meet the membership and scheduling requirements as of the pupil enrollment count day, the actual submission process begins in September and closes mid-November. Districts should refer to the Student October Count data submission documentation distributed by the IMS unit at CDE for further information regarding the actual submission process and data element definitions.

Definitions

Pupil Membership Data Definitions

Membership

Membership is defined as enrollment and attendance for a student. Students must be enrolled by count date (typically October 1st) or an alternate count date if used. Students must establish attendance prior to count day during the current school year and resume attendance within 30 days following the count day. Students that are counted in membership are indicated with Pupil Attendance Information codes 01-08 to prevent duplicate counts from occurring. Note: Some datasets separate detention center students in a separate category.

Home Based Education

There are two types of home school students: home school students that receive some educational services from a district and home school students that receive no educational services from a district. Home school students participating in district run enrichment programs are tracked, as is any funding associated with their enrollment in an enrichment program. If a home school student is receiving part-time services from multiple districts, the student may only be submitted for a maximum of part-time funding by one district. The other type of home school student is 100% home school. Families will send a form into the district notifying them of the family’s intent to home school. This district reported data is a count of the number of students within a district who are 100% home schooled and not receiving and district lead enrichment by grade level. There is no funding tied to this second group of home school students.

Instructional Program/Service Type (IP/ST)

Services provided by schools and/or districts for students identified as belonging to one or more of the categories below at any point during that school year:

Students with Disabilities

Students who have been formally identified as having physical or health conditions that may have a significant impact on the student’s ability to learn and therefore warrant placing the student on an Individual Educational Program (IEP).

Multilingual Learner (also known as English Learners)

Students who have been identified as Non-English Proficient (NEP), Limited English Proficient (LEP), or Fluent English Proficient Monitor Years 1 and 2 (FEP Monitor 1, FEP Monitor 2). Non-English Proficient is defined as a student who speaks a language other than English and does not comprehend, speak, read, or write English. Limited English Proficient is defined as a student who comprehends, speaks, reads, or writes some English, but whose predominant comprehension or speech is in a language other than English. Fluent English Proficient students in year 1 or 2 of monitor status are students who have spoken, or currently speak, a language other than English, but who can comprehend, speak, read, and write English comparable to their monolingual English-speaking peers. Districts must provide language services to all English Learners.

Economically Disadvantaged (Free/Reduced Lunch)

Student qualifies for either the free or reduced lunch program.

Migrant

Students enrolled in a specially designed program for children who are, or whose parent or spouse is a migratory agricultural worker, and who, in the preceding 36 months, in order to obtain, or accompany such parent or spouse in order to obtain, temporary or seasonal employment in agricultural work has moved from one school district to another.

Title 1

Students in schools receiving grants under Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) who are beneficiaries of educational resources paid with those Title I funds. For schools that operate schoolwide (SW) Title I programs, all students are considered Title I and are eligible for support and services. For schools that operate targeted assistance (TA) Title I programs, only students identified as at risk of failing to meet Colorado’s academic achievement standards who receive supports and services paid with Title I funds are considered Title I students. School Title I designation and grant formulas are based on the numbers of students eligible for free or reduced cost meals (FRM).

Homeless

According to the McKinney Act, a “homeless individual” lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence.

Gifted and Talented

Students who have been formally identified, using district wide procedures aligned with CDE guidelines, as being endowed with a high degree of exceptionality or potential in mental ability, academics, creativity, or talents (visual, performing, musical arts, or leadership).

Online

Students who have been identified as online students are enrolled in an online school or program. These students are indicated with a Public School Finance Funding Status of 91 Full-Time Online (Single District), 92 Full-Time Online (Multi-District), 94 Part-Time Online (Single District), 95 Part-Time Online (Multi-District) or 96 Not Eligible, Online (Single or Multi-District).

Immigrant

Students are an immigrant if their age is 3 through 21, were not born in any state and have not been attending one or more schools in any one or more states for more than 3 full academic years.

Section 504

Students identified as having a disability under regulations implementing Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 but may or may not be eligible for special education placement under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.

Previous School Years

This section contains archived Pupil Membership statistics based upon Student October data collection.

2024-2025

2024-2025 School Year: Pupil Membership Statistics (Archive)

The 2024-2025 Pupil Membership data is based upon the Student October Count data collection. The October 2024 Colorado PK through 12th grade public school membership is 881,065. This is a decrease of 399 students (0.1%) from the October 2023 count of 881,464 students.

Data Files

State Level

Local Education Agency (LEA) Level*

*Also known as District Level

School Level

2023-2024

2023-2024 School Year: Pupil Membership Statistics (Archive)

The 2023-2024 Pupil Membership data is based upon the Student October Count. The October 2023 Colorado PK through 12th grade public school membership is 881,464. This is a decrease of 1,800 students (0.2%) from the October 2022 count of 883,264 students.

Data Files

State Level Data

District Level Data

School Level Data

2022-2023

2022-2023 School Year: Pupil Membership Statistics (Archive)

The 2022-2023 Pupil Membership data is based upon the Student October Count. The October 2022 Colorado preschool through 12th grade public school membership is 883,264. This is a decrease of 3,253 students (0.4 percent) from the October 2021 count of 886,517 students.

Data Files

State Level Data

District Level Data

PK-12 Membership Trend by District - 2009-2022 (XLSX)
2022-23 PK-12 Membership by District Ranking High to Low (XLSX)
2022-23 PK-12 Denver Metro Area Membership and History (XLSX)
2022-23 PK-12 and K-12 Membership by District and County (XLSX)
2022-23 Grade Level by District (XLSX)
2022-23 Membership by District and District Setting (XLSX)
- District Settings: Denver Metro, Urban-Suburban, Outlying City, Outlying Town, Remote, and Colorado BOCES
2022-23 Home Based Education Trend Data (XLSX)
2022-23 Race/Ethnicity and Percent Minority by District (XLSX)
2022-23 Race/Ethnicity and Gender by District (XLSX)
2022-23 Instructional Program by District (XLSX)
2022-23 PK-12 Free and Reduced Lunch Eligibility by District (XLSX)
2022-23 K-12 Free and Reduced Lunch Eligibility by District (XLSX)
2022-23 Non-Resident Students District of Parent's Residence by District of Attendance (XLSX)
2022-23 Non-Resident Students District of Attendance by Parent's District, State, or Country of Residence (XLSX)

School Level Data

2021-2022

2021-2022 School Year: Pupil Membership Statistics (Archive)

The 2021-2022 Pupil Membership data is based upon the Student October Count. The October 2021 Colorado preschool through 12th grade public school membership is 886,517. This is a increase of 3,318 students (0.4 percent) from the October 2021 count of 883,199 students.

Data Files

State Level Data

District Level Data

PK-12 Membership Trend by District - 2009-2021 (XLSX)
2021-22 PK-12 Membership by District Ranking High to Low (XLSX)
2021-22 PK-12 Denver Metro Area Membership and History (XLSX)
2021-22 PK-12 and K-12 Membership by District and County (XLSX)
2021-22 Grade Level by District (XLSX)
2021-22 Membership by District and District Setting (XLSX)
- District Settings: Denver Metro, Urban-Suburban, Outlying City, Outlying Town, Remote, and Colorado BOCES
2021-22 Home Based Education Trend Data (XLSX)
2021-22 Race/Ethnicity and Percent Minority by District (XLSX)
2021-22 Race/Ethnicity and Gender by District (XLSX)
2021-22 Instructional Program by District (XLSX)
2021-22 PK-12 Free and Reduced Lunch Eligibility by District (XLSX)
2021-22 K-12 Free and Reduced Lunch Eligibility by District (XLSX)
2021-22 Non-Resident Students District of Parent's Residence by District of Attendance (XLSX)
2021-22 Non-Resident Students District of Attendance by Parent's District, State, or Country of Residence (XLSX)

School Level Data

2020-2021

2020-2021 School Year: Pupil Membership Statistics (Archive)

The 2020-2021 Pupil Membership data is based upon the Student October Count. The October 2020 Colorado preschool through 12th grade public school membership is 883,199. This is a decrease of 30,024 students (3.3 percent) from the October 2019 count of 913,223 students.

Data Files

State Level Data

District Level Data

PK-12 Membership Trend by District - 2009-2020 (XLSX)
2020-21 PK-12 Membership by District Ranking High to Low (XLSX)
2020-21 PK-12 Denver Metro Area Membership and History (XLSX)
2020-21 PK-12 and K-12 Membership by District and County (XLSX)
2020-21 Grade Level by District (XLSX)
2020-21 Membership by District and District Setting (XLSX)
- District Settings: Denver Metro, Urban-Suburban, Outlying City, Outlying Town, Remote, and Colorado BOCES
2020-21 Home Based Education Trend Data (XLSX)
2020-21 Race/Ethnicity and Percent Minority by District (XLSX)
2020-21 Race/Ethnicity and Gender by District (XLSX)
2020-21 Instructional Program by District (XLSX)
2020-21 PK-12 Free and Reduced Lunch Eligibility by District (XLSX)
2020-21 K-12 Free and Reduced Lunch Eligibility by District (XLSX)
2020-21 Non-Resident Students District of Parent's Residence by District of Attendance (XLSX)
2020-21 Non-Resident Students District of Attendance by Parent's District, State, or Country of Residence (XLSX)

School Level Data

2019-2020

2019-2020 School Year: Pupil Membership Statistics (Archive)

The 2019-2020 Pupil Membership data is based upon the Student October Count. The October 2019 Colorado preschool through 12th grade public school membership is 913,223. This is an increase of 1,687 students (0.2 percent) from the October 2018 count of 911,536 students.

Data Files

State Level Data

District Level Data

PK-12 Membership Trend by District - 2009-2019 (XLSX)
2019-20 PK-12 Membership by District Ranking High to Low (XLSX)
2019-20 PK-12 Denver Metro Area Membership and History (XLSX)
2019-20 PK-12 and K-12 Membership by District and County (XLSX)
2019-20 Grade Level by District (XLSX)
2019-20 Membership by District and District Setting (XLSX)
- District Settings: Denver Metro, Urban-Suburban, Outlying City, Outlying Town, Remote, and Colorado BOCES
2019-2020 Home Based Education Trend Data (XLSX)
2019-20 Race/Ethnicity and Percent Minority by District (XLSX)
2019-20 Race/Ethnicity and Gender by District (XLSX)
2019-20 Instructional Program by District (XLSX)
2019-20 PK-12 Free and Reduced Lunch Eligibility by District (XLSX)
2019-20 K-12 Free and Reduced Lunch Eligibility by District (XLSX)
2019-20 Non-Resident Students District of Parent's Residence by District of Attendance (XLSX)
2019-20 Non-Resident Students District of Attendance by Parent's District, State, or Country of Residence (XLSX)

School Level Data

Data Notes

Student counts are suppressed for Instructional Program/Service Types to protect student privacy.

Multilingual Learner counts include students who are NEP, LEP, and FEP Monitor Year 1 and Monitor Year 2.

FAQs

Student Data Privacy

Pupil Membership Data Privacy

Data privacy guidelines are applied to publicly reported district and school level pupil membership data to maintain student data privacy. The methods for student data privacy include focused N size suppression and overall total count suppression. While complicated, these methods ensure student data is protected while providing transparent information regarding attendance data as much as possible. Detailed information regarding the data privacy guidelines applied to published data can be requested from the contact at the bottom of the website.

More Information

CDE School Finance Division website

School Auditing Office: Pupil Count

School Auditing Office: At-Risk Count

School Auditing Office: ELL Count

Student October Count Data Collection

StudentOctober@cde.state.co.us

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