Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early College vs KIPP Northeast Denver Leadership Academy

How do these schools compare?

Metric Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early College KIPP Northeast Denver Leadership Academy
Location Denver, CO Denver, CO
School Type regular regular
Grade Level high high
Enrollment 1,027 555
Student:Teacher Ratio 15.9:1 13.7:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 71.6% 57.7%
Charter School No Yes
Magnet School No No
Title I Yes Yes

Funding

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

Metric Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early College KIPP Northeast Denver Leadership Academy
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $17,206 $17,206
District Denver Public Schools Denver Public Schools

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25

Group Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early College KIPP Northeast Denver Leadership Academy
White 4.4% 2.2%
African American 21.0% 18.0%
Hispanic or Latino 59.0% 63.1%
Asian 7.4% 10.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.4% 0.4%
Pacific Islander 4.2% 4.1%
Multiracial 3.7% 2.0%

Academic Resources & Climate

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

Metric Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early College KIPP Northeast Denver Leadership Academy
AP Courses Offered 2 9
Gifted Program Yes Yes
Counselor Ratio 381:1 111:1
Chronic Absenteeism 55.2% 53.8%
IDEA Students - -
In-School Suspensions 193 66
Data Sources: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 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.