📍 701 Widefield Drive, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, 80911
Discovery High School is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Colorado Springs, El Paso County. The school has 63 pupils enrolled. It is part of the School District No. 3 in the county of El Paso and State of school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.5:1.
Discovery High School enrolls 63 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% White, 24% Hispanic or Latino and 16% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 34 | 54% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 15 | 24% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 16% |
| Black or African American | 4 | 6.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
35 of the school's 63 students (56%) 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.
Discovery 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.
Discovery High School is one of 18 schools in School District No. 3 in the county of El Paso and State of, based in COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado. The district serves 9,290 students district-wide and employs 583 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 63 students, Discovery High School is smaller than the district average of about 516 students per school.
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