Jefferson County Public Schools (Colorado)
Jefferson County School District R-1 (aka Jefferson County Public Schools or Jeffco Public Schools) is a school district in Jefferson County, Colorado. It is the largest school district in Colorado and was the 32nd largest school district in the United States in 2001-2002. Jeffco Public Schools serves more than 84,000 students in 148 schools, including eight option schools and eleven charter schools. It has its headquarters, the Jeffco Public Schools Education Center, in West Pleasant View, an unincorporated area in the county, near Golden.
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