DEMOCRACY PREP HARLEM CHARTER SCHOOL

Set in NEW YORK, New York, DEMOCRACY PREP HARLEM CHARTER SCHOOL is a high-enrollment combined-grade school, overseen by DEMOCRACY PREP HARLEM CHARTER SCHOOL. It serves 900 students across grades K through 12. Compared to the state average of about 544 students per school, that is 65% larger than typical.

DEMOCRACY PREP HARLEM CHARTER SCHOOL is the operating authority for DEMOCRACY PREP HARLEM CHARTER SCHOOL, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

In terms of who attends, DEMOCRACY PREP HARLEM CHARTER SCHOOL shows that 67% of the student body identifies as Black; the rest consists of 29% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 14% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 85 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 8.7:1 average. An estimated 90% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above New York County's rate of about 70%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), DEMOCRACY PREP HARLEM CHARTER SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 42.0%, the actual is 41.3%, a residual of -0.7 points.

Across the wider county, New York County reports that the typical household earns roughly $103,931 per year, 64% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Across New York County's 358 public schools (combined enrollment of about 152,104 students), DEMOCRACY PREP HARLEM CHARTER SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is PS 92 MARY MCLEOD BETHUNE, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, DEMOCRACY PREP HARLEM CHARTER SCHOOL comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 41.2%.

DEMOCRACY PREP HARLEM CHARTER SCHOOL operates from a metropolitan location. As a public charter, DEMOCRACY PREP HARLEM CHARTER SCHOOL runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at DEMOCRACY PREP HARLEM CHARTER SCHOOL has decreased 3%, going from 930 students in 2018 to 900 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment declined from 33% to 29% over that span.

On allk12, the feed for DEMOCRACY PREP HARLEM CHARTER SCHOOL typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.