Central High Magnet Career Academy vs duPont Manual High

How do these schools compare?

Metric Central High Magnet Career Academy duPont Manual High
Location Louisville, KY Louisville, KY
School Type regular regular
Grade Level high high
Enrollment 1,256 1,899
Student:Teacher Ratio 16.9:1 18.2:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 64.8% 19.3%
Charter School No No
Magnet School No No
Title I No No

Funding

Per-pupil expenditure reflects district-level spending. Source: NCES Finance Survey.

Metric Central High Magnet Career Academy duPont Manual High
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $19,590 $19,590
District Jefferson County Jefferson County

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25 CCD Membership 2024-25

Group Central High Magnet Career Academy duPont Manual High
White 4.8% 48.7%
African American 73.7% 19.0%
Hispanic or Latino 14.1% 6.7%
Asian 2.9% 19.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.1% 0.0%
Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.3%
Multiracial 4.4% 5.5%

Academic Resources & Climate

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Metric Central High Magnet Career Academy duPont Manual High
AP Courses Offered 12 28
Gifted Program Yes Yes
Counselor Ratio 418.7:1 379.8:1
Chronic Absenteeism 34.6% 10.2%
IDEA Students
In-School Suspensions 221 5
Data Sources: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2023-24 for enrollment and school characteristics. Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 for AP courses, counselors, absenteeism, and discipline. NCES Finance Survey for per-pupil expenditure. Some fields may be unavailable for all schools.

Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools Editorial.