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

Kipp Dc Pcs - Legacy College Preparatory Pcs

Federal NCES profile for Kipp Dc Pcs - Legacy College Preparatory Pcs, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 17/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 110003100523Charter school
0/100100/10017/100
👥 S:T ratio
34
📚 AP courses
10
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
0
📋 Attendance
12
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Kipp Dc Pcs - Legacy College Preparatory Pcs earns 17/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 92% of District of Columbia schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most District of Columbia schools.

#33 of 35
high schools in Washington · Resource Index
17
Resource Index · Lower
16.6:1
large classes for District of Columbia
646
students enrolled

Kipp Dc Pcs - Legacy College Preparatory Pcs has class sizes larger than 92% of District of Columbia schools. Computed live against every District of Columbia school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Kipp Dc Pcs - Legacy College Preparatory Pcs ranks #33 of 35 high schools in Washington, DC.

Enrollment

646

District of Columbia · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

39.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

16.6:1

vs 12.3:1 District of Columbia avg

+35% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Kipp Dc Pcs - Legacy College Preparatory Pcs compares with District of Columbia and U.S. medians

Larger classes than state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Kipp Dc Pcs - Legacy College Preparatory Pcs

Kipp Dc Pcs - Legacy College Preparatory Pcs is a large charter high school in Washington, District of Columbia, enrolling 646 students.

Class loads run heavy: 16.6:1 is larger than about 92% of District of Columbia schools and 35% above the 12.3:1 state mean, so each teacher carries more students than is typical.

By headcount it is one of the larger campuses in District of Columbia, bigger than 92% of state schools at 646 students.

Its Resource Investment Index trails 98% of the 243 District of Columbia schools with a score on record, one of the lower results on this measure.

Its student body is predominantly African American (99% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 2/100).

On the academic-pipeline side it reports 2 Advanced Placement courses.

Counselor access is stretched at roughly 646 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 35.4% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

The federal civil-rights collection also records 1 expulsion at this campus for 2021-22.

Among Washington's high schools, it stands alongside Jackson-Reed Hs (1,855 students): Kipp Dc Pcs - Legacy College Preparatory Pcs is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs heavier classes (16.6:1 vs 14.6:1).

Kipp Dc Pcs also operates Kipp Dc - College Preparatory Pcs (643 students) and Kipp Dc - Promise Academy Pcs (614 students) alongside Kipp Dc Pcs - Legacy College Preparatory Pcs.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Kipp Dc Pcs - Legacy College Preparatory Pcs compares

Kipp Dc Pcs - Legacy College Preparatory Pcs on the metrics families compare, against District of Columbia and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs District of Columbia District of Columbia avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 16.6:1 ▲ 35% 12.3:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 646 top 8% - -

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

16.6:1
Leaner classes than 33% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
646
Bigger than 76% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
16.6:1
students per teacher - 35% above state mean
Top 92% in District of Columbia - lower ratio than 8% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
35.4%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$26,457
per pupil, district-wide - below District of Columbia avg of $31,650
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 646 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
31
in-school suspensions + 72 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 4.8 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 15.9 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 1 expulsion.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

African American 98.8%
Hispanic or Latino 0.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2%

Largest group: African American at 98.8% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 2.4/100

Simpson diversity index - at 2.4, Kipp Dc Pcs - Legacy College Preparatory Pcs is less mixed than the District of Columbia school average of 33.3.

Programs

AP courses offered 2

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Kipp Dc Pcs, which includes Kipp Dc Pcs - Legacy College Preparatory Pcs.

$26,457
Per student
-16%
vs District of Columbia
Avg $31,650
+59%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 88.5%
Federal 11.5%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

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

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

Comparisons are relative to Kipp Dc Pcs - Legacy 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

View district profile

Similar high schools in Washington

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

Similar high schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of District of Columbia, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Kipp Dc Pcs - Legacy College Preparatory Pcs's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Kipp Dc Pcs - Legacy College Preparatory Pcs

How many students attend Kipp Dc Pcs - Legacy College Preparatory Pcs?

Kipp Dc Pcs - Legacy College Preparatory Pcs has 646 students enrolled. It is a high school in Washington, DC.

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

The student-teacher ratio at Kipp Dc Pcs - Legacy College Preparatory Pcs is 16.6:1, which is 35% higher than the District of Columbia average of 12.3:1 and 6% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

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

The largest demographic group at Kipp Dc Pcs - Legacy College Preparatory Pcs is African American at 98.8% of enrollment, in Washington, DC.

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

Kipp Dc Pcs - Legacy College Preparatory Pcs has a Resource Investment Index of 17/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 5 factors: student-teacher ratio, AP course offerings, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

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

By Resource Investment Index, Kipp Dc Pcs - Legacy College Preparatory Pcs ranks #33 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.

Is Kipp Dc Pcs - Legacy College Preparatory Pcs a good school?

Kipp Dc Pcs - Legacy College Preparatory Pcs earns 17/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 92% of District of Columbia schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most District of Columbia schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Kipp Dc Pcs?

Besides Kipp Dc Pcs - Legacy College Preparatory Pcs, Kipp Dc Pcs also operates Kipp Dc - College Preparatory Pcs (643 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.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 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.

View saved

Every figure on PlainSchools is rendered directly from the source NCES, CRDC and F-33 federal records, no number is typed in by an editor. Each school's figures reflect its most recent NCES/CRDC submission on file. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.