Lester Prep vs Nashville Collegiate Prep

How do these schools compare?

Metric Lester Prep Nashville Collegiate Prep
Location Memphis, TN Nashville, TN
School Type regular regular
Grade Level middle elementary
Enrollment 204 837
Student:Teacher Ratio 10:1 21.5:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
Charter School Yes Yes
Magnet School No No
Title I No No

Funding

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

Metric Lester Prep Nashville Collegiate Prep
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $13,599 $13,599
District Tennessee Public Charter School Commission Tennessee Public Charter School Commission

Demographics

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

Group Lester Prep Nashville Collegiate Prep
White 2.0% 21.9%
African American 95.6% 30.7%
Hispanic or Latino 1.5% 39.9%
Asian 0.0% 3.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.0% 0.6%
Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.0%
Multiracial 1.0% 3.5%

Academic Resources & Climate

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

Metric Lester Prep Nashville Collegiate Prep
AP Courses Offered
Gifted Program No
Counselor Ratio
Chronic Absenteeism 14.8%
IDEA Students
In-School Suspensions 2
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.