DSST: Cole Middle School vs McAuliffe Manual Middle School

How do these schools compare?

Metric DSST: Cole Middle School McAuliffe Manual Middle School
Location Denver, CO Denver, CO
School Type regular regular
Grade Level middle middle
Enrollment 282 257
Student:Teacher Ratio 11.8:1 14:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 78.7% 65.8%
Charter School Yes No
Magnet School No No
Title I Yes Yes

Funding

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

Metric DSST: Cole Middle School McAuliffe Manual Middle School
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $17,206 $17,206
District Denver Public Schools Denver Public Schools

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25

Group DSST: Cole Middle School McAuliffe Manual Middle School
White 3.5% 17.6%
African American 22.7% 35.2%
Hispanic or Latino 69.9% 38.7%
Asian 0.7% 0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.7% 2.3%
Pacific Islander 1.1% 0.4%
Multiracial 1.4% 5.5%

Academic Resources & Climate

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

Metric DSST: Cole Middle School McAuliffe Manual Middle School
AP Courses Offered - -
Gifted Program Yes Yes
Counselor Ratio - 259:1
Chronic Absenteeism 58.4% 68.8%
IDEA Students - -
In-School Suspensions 46 34
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.