Erie High School is the sole high school in the town of Erie, Colorado. The school is a part of the St. Vrain Valley School District.

The school was formed by the separation of Erie Middle and High School. Currently there are over 1400 students attending the school. It is anticipated that each Freshman class will now enter Erie High School with around 400 students. The building was designed to honor the town of Erie's mining history, as the color scheme is of the color of coal, though the school colors are tiger orange and black. The school opened its doors in 2005 and was later expanded to accommodate enrollment growth in 2018.

Due to overcapacity, the school has put a hold on its open enrollment program. All students that aren’t in the high schools zone will be denied access.

Josh Griffin is now the school's current principal. Matthew Buchler was its principal until his departure in 2022. Steven Payne was its principal from 2001 until his retirement in 2013.

Athletics

Erie High School is nationally known for its softball team, which has won 12 state championships, the most all-time in Colorado high school history.

In 2021, its football team played against Chatfield High School at Empower Field. Year Class Runner-up Score1998 3A La Junta 7-02000 3A La Junta 8-22001 3A Roosevelt 3-02002 3A Lamar 6-52003 3A La Junta 9-02004 3A Frederick 8-02005 3A Holy Family 2-02007 3A Holy Family 5-22008 3A Holy Family 6-02009 3A Burlington 8-02010 4A D'Evelyn 6-12019 4A Golden 13-9

Erie High's Cheer team won state titles in 2007, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022.

Demographics The following are demographics of the 1,727 students attending during the 2024-2025 school year:

American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.12% Asian: 4.57% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.06% Hispanic: 14.48% Black: 0.75% White: 77.42% Two or more races: 2.61%

(Percentages may not add to 100% due to rounding)

Notable alumni

Jaccob Slavin - Defenseman for the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League and Team USA.

References

5.CHSAA Cheer state champions-2022 2

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