Cheyenne Mountain School District 12

Cheyenne Mountain School District 12 (CMSD12)
Address
1775 La Clede Street
, Colorado, 80906
United States
Coordinates38°49′19″N 104°50′20″W / 38.82194°N 104.83889°W / 38.82194; -104.83889
District information
TypePublic
MottoA Tradition of Excellence... Reaffirming our Beliefs
GradesPre-K/K–12
Established1872 (1872)
SuperintendentDavid Peak
School boardFive members
SchoolsPre one, elementary five, middle one, high one
Budget$61,322,000 (2024–25)
NCES District ID0802940
AffiliationColorado High School Activities Association
Students and staff
Enrollment3,763 (2024–2025)
Teachers250.53 (on full-time equivalent basis, 2024–2025
Staff250.53 (2024–2025)
Student–teacher ratio15.02 (2024–2025)
Other information
Websitewww.cmsd12.org

The Cheyenne Mountain School District 12 (CMSD12) is a unified, and public school district located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States, south of Denver, Colorado. It embodies one pre-school, five elementary schools, one junior high school, and one comprehensive high school.

CMSD12 was formed in 1884. Student enrollment for the 2024–25 school year is 3,737 and it spends an average of $15,113 per pupil and maintains a student-to-teacher ratio of 15:0.2 (which is well above the county average of $10,000 and the state average of $11,317).

The district's high school is a member of the Colorado High School Activities School Activity Association (CHSAA) organization. During 2025, Niche.com ranked Cheyenne Mountain High School the number best school district in the state of Colorado.