📍 450 South Chambers Road, Aurora, Arapahoe County, 80017
Empower Community High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Aurora, Arapahoe County. The school has 214 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A school district. It serves grades 9–12. The school employs 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.9:1. It operates as a public charter school.
Empower Community High School enrolls 214 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 24 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% Hispanic or Latino, 18% Black or African American and 12% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 119 | 56% |
| Black or African American | 39 | 18% |
| White | 25 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 9.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 6 | 2.8% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
150 of the school's 214 students (70%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
It operates as a public charter school. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Empower Community High School is one of 61 schools in Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A, based in AURORA, Colorado. The district serves 38,702 students district-wide and employs 2,360 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 214 students, Empower Community High School is smaller than the district average of about 634 students per school.
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