The Vanguard School (High)
COLORADO SPRINGS · CO · Harrison School District No. 2 in the county of El Paso an · Public charter
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Odyssey Early College and Career Options → Nikola Tesla Education Opportunity Center → Manitou Springs High School → James Irwin Charter High School → Thomas MacLaren State Charter School → Atlas Preparatory High School → Power Technical → Colorado Early Colleges Colorado Springs →How The Vanguard School (High) compares for families
What families should know about The Vanguard School (High).
- ▸ LocallyCO students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+4 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Odyssey Early College and Career Options, Nikola Tesla Education Opportunity Center, Manitou Springs High School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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Federal Title I context
Lower-need school
Not Title I eligible (FRPL < 25%)
<25% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. Well below the Title I threshold; expect a higher-income student body on average.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
Your state's public flagship
University of Colorado Boulder
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $25,346/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -1.3%/year, projecting from 2024's 303 students:
≈ 20 fewer students by 2029 — a real revenue/relevance risk worth getting ahead of.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue at risk
At $14,749 per student in district revenue, the 20 students projected to be lost by 2029 represent ≈ $294,980/year in funding at risk.
District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odyssey Early College and Career Options COLORADO SPRINGS |
Public | 3.9 | 287 | -5.6% |
| Nikola Tesla Education Opportunity Center COLORADO SPRINGS |
Public | 4.5 | 263 | +6.0% |
| Manitou Springs High School MANITOU SPRINGS |
Public | 5.6 | 367 | -21.1% |
| James Irwin Charter High School COLORADO SPRINGS |
Public · charter | 4.8 | 425 | +2.2% |
| Thomas MacLaren State Charter School COLORADO SPRINGS |
Public · charter | 4.9 | 206 | — |
| Atlas Preparatory High School COLORADO SPRINGS |
Public · charter | 3.3 | 499 | -2.5% |
| Power Technical COLORADO SPRINGS |
Public · charter | 6.5 | 208 | +9.5% |
| Colorado Early Colleges Colorado Springs COLORADO SPRINGS |
Public · charter | 5.7 | 491 | -7.7% |