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Welcome to Douglas County School District
Our mission is to provide an educational foundation that allows each student to reach his or her individual potential.
Congratulations Class of 2025!
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Free Summer Lunch Program
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.
2025 Apple Award Winners
The Foundation for Douglas County Schools annually honors exceptional DCSD educators and staff who are inspiring a love of learning in their students and trailblazing extraordinary innovation in our schools.
Faces of DCSD
Get to know DCSD staff members and the amazing work they're doing to support our students!
Are you a Douglas County alum?
We’d love to hear how you're shaping communities, driving innovation, and leaving a lasting impact. Share your story with us and inspire future generations of DCSD students!
Thank You Douglas County Voters
The district is already hard at work planning for the repairs to our existing schools and building two new schools right here in Douglas County.
News & Announcements
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The Colorado Department of Education (CDE) is recognizing several Douglas County School District schools for high academic achievement with performance awards earned in the 2023 and 2024 school years.
The Governor’s Distinguished Improvement Award is given to schools demonstrating excellent student growth on the school performance framework by "exceeding" expectations on the indicator related to longitudinal academic growth over three years.
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Earlier this spring, Chaparral High School’s Significant Support Needs (SSN) classroom poured their hearts (and a lot of batter) into a pancake breakfast fundraiser at the Applebee’s in Castle Rock. The event brought in valuable funds, fostered independence and community connection.
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This month, 10 talented high school musicians from across DCSD performed with the prestigious Colorado All State Symphonic Band at the Union Colony Civic Center in Greeley. This remarkable achievement highlights the dedication and skill of these students and the exceptional music programs within DCSD.
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Mountain Ridge Middle School’s basketball team has done it again! The DCSD seventh grade boys basketball championship win clinched the third basketball championship for the school this academic year!
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Early in April, two World Compass Academy students had the opportunity to shadow their School Resource Officer (SRO) for the day. The students met local therapy dogs from Castle Rock Police Department, rode in a police car (and activated the sirens 🚨) and shared the joy of the therapy dogs with their classmates.
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Last month, Venture Academy of Leadership and Entrepreneurship (VALE) hosted the first ever formal for DCSD's Bridge program.
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By The Numbers
The Douglas County School District is Colorado's third-largest school district.
62,000
Students PreK - 12
92
Schools
$131M+
In Scholarships
92.2%
Graduation Rate
$9.3M+
Concurrent Enrollment Savings
#11
TestPrep's Most Envied School District in America