Show the source.
A number is more useful when a visitor can see where it came from, what period it represents, and what the original record says.
Data & research
Public information should be understandable—and useful.
The Centennial Data Explorer brings district, state, Census, budget, and GIS information into one source-linked public tool so anyone can examine the same underlying record.
Open the explorer
Centennial Data Explorer
Move from a districtwide trend to the underlying source—and down to an individual school.
I built the explorer to support better public understanding of Centennial. It is intended to use public-source information, preserve the date and definition attached to each measure, and make it easier to move between districtwide patterns, school-level detail, maps, budgets, and the records behind them.
- Current and historical enrollment
- Attendance and student outcomes
- School profiles and comparisons
- Attendance boundaries and facilities
- Budget history and adopted budget detail
- Planning capacity and utilization
- Source links and reporting dates
Three rules for the work
Transparency is more than publishing a spreadsheet.
Keep unlike measures separate.
District enrollment, Census estimates, assessments, budgets, and facilities forecasts are built for different purposes and should not be treated as interchangeable.
Change the interpretation when the evidence changes.
The point of public data is not to defend a preselected conclusion. It is to understand the district more accurately and update the story when new evidence requires it.
Read the source, date, and definition
An enrollment forecast is a projection, not a measured student count. A school district’s enrollment is not automatically the number of school-age children who live within its boundaries. Similarly, an adopted budget is a spending plan, not audited spending, and a facilities needs assessment is not a final capital decision.
For independent verification, see Centennial’s facilities planning and enrollment forecasts, 2025 boundary and utilization review, adopted budget history, integrated student-support investments, and Roadmap ’27.
Sources reviewed October 17, 2026. The independently maintained explorer is not an official publication of Centennial School District.
Why this matters
Better information should lead to better questions—not automatic conclusions.
Enrollment is a good example. A falling total can reflect smaller birth cohorts, student choices, disengagement, migration, or several factors at once. Those causes require different responses. The goal of the explorer is to make those distinctions easier to see and to keep the public conversation tied to evidence that can be checked.