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Express Check-in is now open! Easily and quickly update household information, sign off on district forms, and more.
Check out the new Interactive Bond Map to explore how funding is improving facilities, security, career education, special education, technology, and more across the district.
Wishing everyone a safe, fun-filled break. We can't wait to see your smiling faces in August!
DCSD Nutrition Services is serving up FREE lunches all summer long for kids 18 and under at multiple locations in Douglas County! Kids must be present and meals must be eaten on site.
Get to know DCSD staff members and the amazing work they're doing to support our students!
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Douglas County voters approved a $490 million bond to invest in our schools, and now you can see the impact in real time.
Check out the new Interactive Bond Map to explore how funding is improving facilities, security, career education, special education, technology and more across the district.
Congratulations to VALE students Hunter Jackson and Scarlett Marrone for winning the 2025 STEM Innovation Award at Junior Achievement’s National Future Bound Competition. As team CalmPulse, Scarlett and Hunter first competed locally to qualify as one of 15 teams to attend the national pitch event.
Express Check-In is July 14 - August 4. Express Check-In is a Douglas County School District application that allows parents to update household information, sign off on district forms, update health conditions and select school fees – all online.
Alexis Lopez is a Chaparral High School graduate and continues to work in our district through our BASE Program. She is pursuing a degree in education and is well on her way thanks to the Teacher Recruitment Education Program, or TREP. This program has helped to finance the first two years of her education. Alexis is DCSD's first TREP graduate!
Coming to school is Harper's favorite part of the day and that has a lot to do with the support she gets from the staff at Mountain Ridge Middle School. Her father explains why Harper’s time at Mountain Ridge has been transformational for his entire family.
Thank you to the 7,841 students, families and staff who participated in our 2024-2025 Experience Survey!
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By The Numbers
The Douglas County School District is Colorado's third-largest school district.
61,000
Students PreK - 12
92
Schools
$104M+
In Scholarships
92.2%
Graduation Rate
$10M+
Concurrent Enrollment Savings
#11
TestPrep's Most Envied School District in America