High school (grades 9-12) · Washington, DC

Kipp Dc - College Preparatory Pcs

Federal NCES profile for Kipp Dc - College Preparatory Pcs, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 56/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 110003100421Charter school
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👥 S:T ratio
60
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
79
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Kipp Dc - College Preparatory Pcs earns 56/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the District of Columbia median. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most District of Columbia schools.

#2 of 35
high schools in Washington · Resource Index
56
Resource Index · Higher
10:1
students per teacher
643
students enrolled

Kipp Dc - College Preparatory Pcs has class sizes near the District of Columbia median. Computed live against every District of Columbia school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Kipp Dc - College Preparatory Pcs ranks #2 of 35 high schools in Washington, DC.

School address

Washington, DC 20002
District: Kipp Dc Pcs · District of Columbia

NCES ID 110003100421 Verify on NCES CCD record →

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-73 students YoY

Kipp Dc - College Preparatory Pcs shrank from 769 students in 2022-23 to 696 in 2023-24 (-9.5%).

Teacher FTE lost 64.8 → 58.9 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Shrinking CCD campus

-73 students YoY 110003100421 · Washington, DC High · MID · CHARTER

643 enr · 10:1 · RII 56

Nearest enrollment peer: Kipp Dc Pcs - Legacy College Preparatory Pcs (646 students)

Kipp Dc - College Preparatory Pcs shrank from 769 students in 2022-23 to 696 in 2023-24 (-9.5%). Teacher FTE lost 64.8 → 58.9 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · District of Columbia schools → · Find another →

Kipp Dc - College Preparatory Pcs in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Kipp Dc - College Preparatory Pcs reports 643 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Kipp Dc - College Preparatory Pcs compares

Kipp Dc - College Preparatory Pcs is a shrinking campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs District of Columbia and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs District of Columbia District of Columbia avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 10:1 ▼ 19% 12.3:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 643 top 9% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

10:1
Leaner classes than 89% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
643
Bigger than 76% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
10:1
students per teacher - 19% below state mean
Top 33% in District of Columbia - lower ratio than 67% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Funding equity
$25,700
per pupil, district-wide - below District of Columbia avg of $33,119
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors6.0 FTE
Per 107 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
53
in-school suspensions + 127 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 8.2 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 28.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 6 expulsions.

Student demographics

African American 96.4%
Hispanic or Latino 3.0%
White 0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.2%

Largest group: African American at 96.4% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 7.0/100

Simpson diversity index - at 7.0, Kipp Dc - College Preparatory Pcs is less mixed than the District of Columbia school average of 33.3.

Programs

AP courses offered 10

District finance for Kipp Dc Pcs reports $25,700 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Kipp Dc - College Preparatory Pcs Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Kipp Dc Pcs - Legacy College Preparatory Pcs Similar size No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Kipp Dc - Promise Academy Pcs Similar size No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Kipp Dc - Aim Academy Pcs Smaller No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Kipp Dc - Key Academy Pcs Smaller No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Kipp Dc - Heights Academy Pcs Smaller No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Kipp Dc - College Preparatory Pcs's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Kipp Dc Pcs · 5 sibling schools

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Similar high schools in Washington

6 comparable high schools (grades 9-12) serving the same city.

Jackson-Reed Hs
Standard public school
1,855 students 14.6:1 students per teacher
Coolidge Hs
Standard public school
1,029 students 17.7:1 students per teacher
Roosevelt Hs
Standard public school
943 students 11.5:1 students per teacher
Eastern Hs
Standard public school
909 students 14.2:1 students per teacher
Dunbar Hs
Standard public school
892 students 14.9:1 students per teacher
Friendship Pcs - Collegiate Academy
Standard public school
745 students 11.6:1 students per teacher

Nationwide high schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Similar enrollment (~643 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~10:1)

Frequently asked questions about Kipp Dc - College Preparatory Pcs

How many students attend Kipp Dc - College Preparatory Pcs?

Kipp Dc - College Preparatory Pcs has 643 students enrolled. It is a high school in Washington, DC. CCD year-over-year: 769 (2022-23) → 696 (2023-24), down 73.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Kipp Dc - College Preparatory Pcs?

The student-teacher ratio at Kipp Dc - College Preparatory Pcs is 10:1, which is 19% lower than the District of Columbia average of 12.3:1 and 36% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Kipp Dc - College Preparatory Pcs?

The largest demographic group at Kipp Dc - College Preparatory Pcs is African American at 96.4% of enrollment, in Washington, DC.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Kipp Dc - College Preparatory Pcs?

Kipp Dc - College Preparatory Pcs has a Resource Investment Index of 56/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Kipp Dc - College Preparatory Pcs rank among high schools in Washington?

By Resource Investment Index, Kipp Dc - College Preparatory Pcs ranks #2 of 35 high schools in Washington, DC. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all high schools in Washington on the city page.

What other schools are in Kipp Dc Pcs?

Besides Kipp Dc - College Preparatory Pcs, Kipp Dc Pcs also operates Kipp Dc Pcs - Legacy College Preparatory Pcs (646 students), Kipp Dc - Promise Academy Pcs (614 students), and Kipp Dc - Aim Academy Pcs (435 students). See the Kipp Dc Pcs district page for the complete list.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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