Fewer students are enrolled in public schools across Colorado, according to data from the state's October 2024 student count released by the Colorado Department of Education.

Rural Colorado educators can apply for 2025-2026 school year grants from The Nathan Yip Foundation. “In rural areas, teachers are doing a million different things. You might teach five different classes,

New data also show the student body is becoming increasingly diverse, while the number of multilingual learners increased significantly.

The surge in immigrants arriving in Colorado last year softened the enrollment decline in the state’s public schools, which for years have been losing students — and funding — as birth rates fall across the nation.