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Voters approve bond; improvements are on the way!

 

Here in the Douglas County School District,
we have so much to celebrate ...

For the first time in a decade,
DCSD is the TOP scoring district
in the Denver/Metro area!

 

DCSD is one of the only districts in the country to have met or exceeded our 2019 (pre-pandemic!) scores in every subject and every grade.

DCSD is ranked number 11 on the list of the 250 "most envied" school districts in the country by Test Prep Insight.


... including the county's support for the 2024 Bond!DCSD Board President Christy Williams and Superintendent Erin Kane share a message to the community after the passage of Initiative 5A

 

 

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Looking to the Future

Building Bright Futures

We are faced with growing challenges in our school district, including capital investment for the future and the need for new schools. Thank you Douglas County voters for saying yes to a $490 million Bond Initiative!

How We Will Get There

Thanks to Douglas County voters' passage of Initiative 5A, we can better ensure that our future students have the same opportunities for success as past students have enjoyed. We will do this by:

Did You Know?

92 schools

DCSD is the third-largest school district in Colorado with 92 schools and 62,000 students. 

112 buildings

DCSD has 112 buildings. When school maintenance and repairs are not addressed, taxpayer dollars are spent on avoidable and reactive measures due to aging infrastructure not being updated.

$300 million backlog

The quality of DCSD's learning environments continues to deteriorate. The passage of the 2024 bond will allow the district to address $179 million of the $300 million backlog. 

$1 million per year

DCSD spends $1 million a year on temporary modular classroom units to address overcrowding.