Editing Castle Rock, Colorado (section)

===Primary and secondary education===
[[Douglas County School District RE-1|Douglas County School District]], based in Castle Rock, operates 18 [[Public school (government funded)#United States|public schools]] in the town. These include 10 elementary schools, two middle schools, two charter schools, one magnet school, one [[Alternative school#United States|alternative high school]], and two high schools: [[Castle View High School]] and [[Douglas County High School (Castle Rock, Colorado)|Douglas County High School]].<ref>{{cite web|title=School Choice Selector |publisher=[[Douglas County School District]] |url=https://www.dcsdk12.org/schools/SchoolSelector/index.htm?SearchBy=City&City=Castle_Rock |access-date=October 19, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020131805/https://www.dcsdk12.org/schools/SchoolSelector/index.htm?SearchBy=City&City=Castle_Rock |archive-date=October 20, 2013}}</ref> In addition, there are three private primary schools in Castle Rock.<ref>{{cite web | title = Private Schools in Castle Rock | publisher = Greatschools | url = http://www.greatschools.org/colorado/castle-rock/schools/?st=private | access-date=October 19, 2013 | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131020203428/http://www.greatschools.org/colorado/castle-rock/schools/?st=private | archive-date=October 20, 2013}}</ref>

School-board elections in Douglas County are held in odd-numbered years. In recent years, the community has experienced a spirited debate between supporters of significant change in the management of local schools and those who oppose such changes or believe they should advance at a slower pace.