KIPP DC - College Preparatory PCS

KIPP DC - College Preparatory PCS is one of the moderately sized senior highs in Washington, District of Columbia, one of the schools within KIPP DC PCS, with 643 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12.

KIPP DC PCS runs 20 schools in total, collectively educating 7,372 students. KIPP DC - College Preparatory PCS is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, KIPP DC - College Preparatory PCS records that nearly all students (96%) are Black. Beyond that, the school shows 3% Hispanic. By comparison, District of Columbia as a whole is about 42% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, KIPP DC - College Preparatory PCS has 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.3:1. The state averages around 11.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

Across the wider county, District of Columbia reports that the typical household earns roughly $109,870 per year, 64% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Across District of Columbia's 247 public schools (combined enrollment of about 94,385 students), KIPP DC - College Preparatory PCS is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Center City PCS - Trinidad, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around KIPP DC - College Preparatory PCS.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area. KIPP DC - College Preparatory PCS is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at KIPP DC - College Preparatory PCS has fell 10%, going from 713 students in 2018 to 643 in 2025.

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