Empowering Minds: Education and Schools in Our Community
The Denver metro area supports a comprehensive education system across public, charter, private, and parochial options, with several of the highest-rated school districts in Colorado located in the close-in suburbs. Higher education is anchored by multiple research universities and a major medical school, providing strong continuing education and professional development resources for physician families.
Public School Districts
Denver Public Schools (DPS) operates more than 200 schools serving approximately 88,000 students. The district offers neighborhood schools, magnets, and charters, with notable schools including Denver School of the Arts, East High School, and George Washington High School.
Other top-rated metro school districts include:
- Cherry Creek School District (consistently among Colorado's highest-rated)
- Douglas County School District
- Littleton Public Schools
- Boulder Valley School District
- Jefferson County Public Schools
- Englewood Schools
Notable Public High Schools
| School |
District |
| Cherry Creek High School |
Cherry Creek SD |
| Creek View Ranch High School |
Cherry Creek SD |
| Smoky Hill High School |
Cherry Creek SD |
| Highlands Ranch High School |
Douglas County SD |
| Mountain Vista High School |
Douglas County SD |
| East High School |
Denver Public Schools |
| Denver School of the Arts |
Denver Public Schools |
| Boulder High School |
Boulder Valley SD |
Private and Parochial Schools
- Kent Denver School (K-12, independent)
- Graland Country Day School (K-8, independent)
- St. Mary's Academy (K-12, Catholic)
- Mullen High School (Catholic, college-preparatory)
- Regis Jesuit High School (Catholic, separate boys and girls campuses)
- Colorado Academy (Pre-K through 12, independent)
- Denver Christian Schools
- Denver Jewish Day School and Hebrew Educational Alliance Day School
Higher Education
- University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, in Aurora, the academic medical center for the region
- University of Colorado Denver
- University of Colorado Boulder, 30 to 45 minutes northwest
- University of Denver (DU), a private research university
- Metropolitan State University of Denver
- Regis University, a Jesuit university in northwest Denver
- Colorado School of Mines in Golden
- Colorado State University, in Fort Collins (about 60 minutes north)
Specialized and Continuing Education
- Iliff School of Theology
- DU Sturm College of Law
- DU Daniels College of Business
- University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine, where National Jewish Health holds an academic affiliation
- Active CME programming and grand rounds across the academic medical community
