📍 701 24th Street, Golden, Jefferson County, 80401
Golden High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Golden, Jefferson County. The school has 1,416 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 66.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.2:1.
Golden High School enrolls 1,416 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 66.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% White, 13% Hispanic or Latino and 4.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,131 | 80% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 182 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 59 | 4.2% |
| Asian | 22 | 1.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 11 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 10 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
306 of the school's 1,416 students (22%) 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.
Golden High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large).
Golden 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 1,416 students, Golden High School is larger than the district average of about 454 students per school.
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