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After-school in Colorado

Updated 2026-06-13

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2,019
public schools
935K
students enrolled
$12.4M
federal 21st CCLC
13K
youth served (funded)
347K
kids in unmet demand
347,343 Colorado kids want a seat they can't get. You could open a program.

A step-by-step guide for Colorado — local demand, 21st CCLC funding, licensing, and how to launch.

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Demand & unmet need

America After 3PM (5th edition, 2025 data) · accessed 2026-06-04
116,141
kids in an after-school program (13%)
347,343
kids whose parents want a program but can't get one (3 in 4)
463,485
total kids whose parents want after-school
934,720
total public school enrollment
ServedUnmet demand
116,141463,485 want it
46%
would enroll if a program were available · US 27%
13%
currently enrolled · US 11%

Federal funding (21st CCLC)

FY2026 $12,383,265
12,982 youth
Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Centers
Afterschool Alliance — Colorado state facts →

State funding streams

Afterschool & Summer Enrichment (community-based)
New · est. 2024 · $3,500,000/yr
Spring 2024 legislation
Afterschool Alliance — 2024 in review →

Who's in charge

Statewide after-school network
Colorado Afterschool Partnership
Kelly Streck · Denver
https://www.coloradoafterschoolpartnership.org →
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Colorado education agency contacts (4 agencies — click to expand) Source: U.S. Dept. of Education ↗
State Department of Education
Colorado Department of Education
201 East Colfax Avenue, Denver, CO 80203-1704
📞 (303) 866-6600
Fax (303) 830-0793
Website →
State Higher Education Agency
Colorado Department of Higher Education
1600 Broadway, Suite 2200, Denver, CO 80202
📞 (303) 862-3001
Fax (303) 996-1329
Website →
Special Education Agency
Colorado Dept. of Education, Office of Special Education
201 East Colfax Avenue, Denver, CO 80203
📞 (720) 926-1453
Website →
State Adult Education Agency
Adult Education Initiatives, Colorado Department of Education
201 East Colfax Avenue, Room 300, Denver, CO 82003
📞 (303) 866-6914
Fax (303) 866-6599
Website →

ED.gov page last reviewed March 30, 2026.

Education & after-school conferences (39 — click to expand) Browse & filter all →
Statewide
Colorado Afterschool Partnership
🗓 See network site for current events
Statewide afterschool & expanded-learning field
National Afterschool
National AfterSchool Association
🗓 Annual (spring)
Afterschool & out-of-school-time professionals
National Out-of-school time
BOOST Collaborative
🗓 Annual (spring, Palm Springs, CA)
OST leaders & practitioners
National Expanded learning
Foundations, Inc.
🗓 Annual (winter)
Afterschool & expanded-learning educators
National Summer learning
National Summer Learning Association
🗓 Annual
Summer & out-of-school-time field
National Advocacy
Afterschool Alliance
🗓 Annual (Washington, D.C.)
Afterschool advocates & program leaders
National Awareness
Afterschool Alliance
🗓 Annual — every October
Nationwide rally for afterschool programs
National Out-of-school time
How Kids Learn Foundation / Temescal Associates
🗓 Annual
OST & youth-development staff
National Program quality
The After School Institute
🗓 Annual
Afterschool program staff & directors
National Camp & summer
American Camp Association
🗓 Annual (winter)
Camp & summer program professionals
National Parks & rec youth programs
National Recreation and Park Association
🗓 Annual (fall)
Parks, recreation & out-of-school-time staff
National Social-emotional learning
CASEL (Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning)
🗓 Annual
Educators & OST staff focused on SEL
National STEM in OST
STEM Next Opportunity Fund
🗓 Annual
STEM learning ecosystem leaders
National Youth development
Boys & Girls Clubs of America
🗓 Annual
Club professionals & youth-development staff
National Youth development
National 4-H Council
🗓 Annual
4-H & youth-development educators
National Youth systems
Forum for Youth Investment
🗓 Periodic
Youth-serving systems & intermediaries
National OST systems & intermediaries
Every Hour Counts
🗓 Periodic
Citywide OST system leaders
National Statewide networks
Mott-funded 50 State Afterschool Network
🗓 Annual
State afterschool network leaders
National Education innovation
🗓 Annual (March, Austin, TX)
Education & OST innovators
National Education innovation
ASU+GSV
🗓 Annual (spring)
Education leaders & funders
National Education philanthropy
Grantmakers for Education
🗓 Annual (fall)
Education & youth funders
National K-12 ed-tech
Future of Educational Technology Conference
🗓 January 26-29, 2027, Orlando, FL
K-12 educators, tech directors, district leaders
National K-12 ed-tech leadership
Consortium for School Networking (CoSN)
🗓 April 13-15, 2026, Chicago, IL
K-12 edtech leaders, CIOs/CTOs, superintendents
National K-12 ed-tech & instructional strategies
ISTE+ASCD
🗓 June 28 - July 1, 2026, Orlando, FL
K-12 educators, instructional leaders, edtech professionals
National School/district leadership
AASA, The School Superintendents Association
🗓 February 12-14, 2026, Nashville, TN
Superintendents and district administrators
National School leadership
National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP)
🗓 July 13-15, 2026, Orlando, FL
Elementary & middle-level principals and assistant principals
National School leadership
National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP)
🗓 February 6-9, 2027, Tampa, FL
Secondary school principals and assistant principals
National STEM in OST
STEM Next Opportunity Fund
🗓 Annual
Afterschool and out-of-school-time STEM leaders
National Summer learning
National Summer Learning Association
🗓 Annual (winter)
Summer & expanded-learning leaders
National Youth mentoring
MENTOR National
🗓 January 28-29, 2027, Washington, DC (annual, end of National Mentoring Month)
Mentoring practitioners, researchers, funders, youth leaders, government & civic leaders
National Youth advocacy & resilience
Georgia Southern University
🗓 Annual (early March), Savannah, GA
Teachers, principals, counselors, social workers, youth-serving professionals & community leaders
National Summer camp & youth development
American Camp Association, NY & NJ
🗓 March 9-11, 2027, Atlantic City, NJ
Camp directors & camp professionals nationwide
National Federal education programs (ESEA/Title I)
National Association of ESEA State Program Administrators (NAESPA)
🗓 February 23-25, 2027, Louisville, KY & online
Federal program administrators, Title I educators & school leaders
National Professional learning
Learning Forward
🗓 Annual — every December
District administrators, principals, instructional coaches & teacher leaders
National Science & STEM education
National Science Teaching Association (NSTA)
🗓 Twice yearly — November 4-7, 2026, Indianapolis, IN; March 17-20, 2027, Boston, MA
K-12 science teachers, STEM educators & science supervisors
National Early childhood & school-age education
National Association for the Education of Young Children
🗓 December 5-8, 2026, Washington, DC (centennial); Dec 4-7, 2027, Chicago, IL
Early childhood educators, program leaders & school-age care professionals
National Middle level education
Association for Middle Level Education (AMLE)
🗓 November 4-7, 2026, Nashville, TN
Middle school educators & leaders
National Community schools & family engagement
Institute for Educational Leadership (IEL) / Coalition for Community Schools
🗓 Annual (late spring)
Community school coordinators, district leaders, OST & family engagement practitioners
National School counseling & student support
American School Counselor Association
🗓 July 11-14, 2026, New Orleans, LA
K-12 school counselors & student support staff

Specific dates and venues change each year — visit each organizer for the current schedule.

By category

General after-school24

By operator

School district17
Nonprofit6
Boys & Girls Club1

By cost

Not specified24
After-school service providers & vendors (4,506)

Organizations that run or supply Colorado after-school programs — state-funded operators and enrichment vendors.

Operators are organizations awarded state/federal after-school funding; vendors are licensed providers servicing after-school. Each card links to its source.

Program directory

24 programs on record

Program Contact Operator Cost Award yr Award $

Colorado schools — breakdowns

Schools serving each grade

PK
K
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5
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Count of schools whose grade span includes each grade.

Schools by level

High 555
Middle 286

Browse Colorado schools by district (186)

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School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C216 Jefferson County School District No. R-1174 Douglas County School District No. Re 195 Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah80 Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A67 Boulder Valley School District No. Re260 Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E58 St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J57 Adams 12 Five Star Schools57 Poudre School District R-156 Mesa County Valley School District No. 5147 State Charter School Institute45 Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an41 Pueblo School District No. 60 in the county of Pueblo and39 Thompson School District R-2J36 GreeleySchool District No. 6 in the county of Weld and Sta33 El Paso County Colorado School District 4931 School District 27J30 Harrison School District No. 2 in the county of El Paso an30 Pueblo County School District 7027 Littleton School District No. 6 in the county of Arapahoe24 Mapleton School District No. 1 in the county of Adams & St22 Westminster Public Schools19 Eagle County School District No. Re 5019 Delta County Joint District No. 5017 School District No. 3 in the county of El Paso and State of17 Durango School District No. 9-R16 Montrose County School District Re-1J14 School District N. 14 in the county of Adams & State of Colo13 Roaring Fork School District No. Re-113 Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12 in the county of E12 Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-412 Fountain School District No. 8 in the county of El Paso an12 Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-111 Byers School District No. 32J11 Garfield School District No. Re-210 Summit School District No. Re 19 Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38 in the co9 Englewood School District No. 1 in the county of Arapahoe9 Elizabeth School District8 Weld County School District RE-3J8 School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan8 Fremont Re-18 Moffat County School District RE: No. 17 Weld re-8 schools7 School District No. Re-1 Valley7 Steamboat Springs School District No. Re 27 Gunnison Watershed School District Re1J7 Las Animas School District No. Re-16 Clear Creek School District No. Re-16 North Conejos School District No. Re1J6 Woodland Park School District No. Re-26 Park County School District No. Re-26 Monte Vista School District No. C-86 Lamar School District No. Re-26 Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-16 Weld County School District No. Re-26 Weld County School District No. Re-5J6 Salida School District No. R-326 Division of Youth Services6 Buena Vista School District No. R-315 Sheridan School District No. 25 Aspen School District No. 1 in the county of Pitkin and Sta5 Bennett School District No. 29J5 Peyton School District No. 23 in the county of El Paso and5 East Grand School District No. 25 Education Reenvisioned Boces5 Center Consolidated School District No. 26 Jt. of the count5 Lake County School District No. R-15 Holyoke School District No. Re-1J4 School District No. Re-2 Brush4 Hayden School District No. Re 14 Big Sandy School District No. 100J4 Silverton School District No. 1 in the county of San Juan4 Mancos School District Re-64 Archuleta County School District No. 50 Jt4 Bayfield School District No. 10Jt-R4 Telluride School District No. R-14 Hanover School District No. 28 in the county of El Paso an4 Strasburg School District 31J4 West End School District No. Re-24 Yuma 1 School District4 Meeker School District Re14 South Routt School District No. Re 34 Grand Valley School District No. 16 in the county of Garfi4 Plateau Valley School District No. 50 in the county of Mesa4 Manitou Springs School District No. 14 in the county of El4 East Otero School District No. R14 Estes Park School District R-34 Pritchett School District No. Re-34 Dolores School District No. Re-4A3 Rocky Ford School District No. R23 Fowler School District No. R4J3 School District No. C-2 in the county of Elbert and State of3 Huerfano School District Re-13 School District No. Re-10 in the county of Weld and State o3 Burlington Public School District No. RE-6J3 Sangre de Cristo School District No. Re-22J3 Springfield School District No. Re-43 Miami-Yoder Joint District No. 60 of the counties of El Pas3 Weld County School District No. Re-73 Kiowa County School District No. Re-13 Campo School District No. Re-63 Lone Star School District No. 1013 Swink School District No. 33 in the county of Otero and St3 Platte Canyon School District No. 1 of the county of Park3 Ignacio School District No. 11Jt3 Ellicott School District No. 22 in the county of El Paso a3 Ouray School District No. R-1 of the county of Ouray and3 Custer County School District Consolidate 13 Fremont Re-23 Ridgway School District No. R-2 of the county of Ouray a3 School District No. R-4 in the county of Kit Carson and Stat3 School District No. Re-5 Plateau3 Alamosa School District No. Re-11J3 Trinidad School District 1 in the county of Las Animas and3 Julesburg School District No. Re13 Weld County School District No. Re-93 South Conejos School District No. Re103 Edison Joint District No. 54 of the counties of El Paso and3 Sargent School District No. Re-33J3 School District No. Re-50 Wiggins3 Haxtun School District No. Re-2J2 Vilas School District Re-52 Arickaree School District No. R-22 Wray RD-2 School District2 Limon School District No. Re 4J2 Primero Reorganized School District No. 22 Branson Reorganized School District No. 822 West Grand School District No. 12 Wiley School District No. Re-13 Jt2 La Veta School District Re-22 Gilpin County School District No. Re-12 Kiowa County School District No. Re-22 McClave School District No. Re-22 Karval School District No. Re 232 Granada School District No. Re-12 Cripple Creek-Victor School District No. Re-12 Aguilar Reorganized School District No. 62 School District No. Re-3 Frenchman2 Revere School District2 Otis School District No. R-32 Moffat School District No. 2 in the county of Saguache and2 Dolores County School District RE-2J2 Calhan District No. RJ12 Agate School District No. 3002 Crowley County School District No. Re-1-J2 Rangely School District RE42 Idalia RJ-3 School District2 School District No. Re-20 Weldon Valley2 Deer Trail School District No. 26J2 Akron School District No. R-12 School District No. Re-4 Buffalo2 Upper Rio Grande School District C-72 Woodlin School District No. R-1042 Fremont Re-32 Kim Reorganized School District No. 882 Walsh School District No. Re-12 Manzanola Joint District No. 3J of the counties of Otero a2 Elbert School District No. 2002 Kit Carson School District No. R-12 Cheyenne County School District No. Re-52 School District No. Re-11 in the county of Weld and State of2 Centennial BOCES2 Sanford School District No. 6 in the county of Conejos and2 Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind1 School District No. Re-12 in the county of Weld and State of1 Hinsdale County School District No. Re-11 Cheraw School District No. 31 in the county of Otero and S1 Arriba-Flagler Consolidated School District No. 201 North Park School District R-11 Colorado River BOCES1 Denver 11 Genoa-Hugo School District No. C-1131 Sierra Grande School District No. R-301 San Juan boces1 Bethune School District No. R- 51 Holly School District No. Re-31 Creede School District1 Hoehne Reorganized School District No. 31 De Beque Joint District No. 49 of the counties of Mesa and1 Liberty J-4 School District1 Hi-Plains R-231 Norwood School District No. R-2J1 Mountain Valley School District No. Re 11 Centennial School District No. R-11

Public schools (click to collapse)

2,019 schools on record · 934,720 students · 270 cities · 64 counties

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