📍 9800 West Dartmouth Place, Lakewood, Jefferson County, 80227
Bear Creek High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Lakewood, Jefferson County. The school has 1,431 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jefferson County School District No. R-1 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 80.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.8:1.
Bear Creek High School enrolls 1,431 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 80.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 43% Hispanic or Latino, 43% White and 7.8% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 619 | 43% |
| White | 616 | 43% |
| Asian | 112 | 7.8% |
| Two or more races | 48 | 3.4% |
| Black or African American | 21 | 1.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 10 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
752 of the school's 1,431 students (53%) 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.
Bear Creek High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Bear Creek High School is one of 162 schools in Jefferson County School District No. R-1, based in GOLDEN, Colorado. The district serves 73,532 students district-wide and employs 4,550 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,431 students, Bear Creek High School is larger than the district average of about 454 students per school.
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