📍 2250 Jet Wing Drive, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, 80916
Sierra High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Colorado Springs, El Paso County. The school has 908 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Harrison School District No. 2 in the county of El Paso an school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 57.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
Sierra High School enrolls 908 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 57.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% Hispanic or Latino, 20% Black or African American and 16% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 497 | 55% |
| Black or African American | 179 | 20% |
| White | 141 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 57 | 6.3% |
| Asian | 22 | 2.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 8 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
489 of the school's 908 students (54%) 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.
Sierra High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Sierra High School is one of 28 schools in Harrison School District No. 2 in the county of El Paso an, based in COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado. The district serves 11,938 students district-wide and employs 808 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 908 students, Sierra High School is larger than the district average of about 426 students per school.
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