KIPP Memphis Collegiate High School

KIPP Memphis Collegiate High School is a tight-knit 9-12 campus in Memphis, Tennessee, overseen by Memphis-Shelby County Schools. The school educates 346 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Tennessee's public schools average about 754 students each, so KIPP Memphis Collegiate High School sits 54% below that benchmark.

KIPP Memphis Collegiate High School is one of 211 schools operated by Memphis-Shelby County Schools, a district that caters to 111,979 students overall.

In terms of who attends, KIPP Memphis Collegiate High School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (92%); the rest breaks down as 5% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Shelby County as a whole is about 52% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

Around the school, Shelby County reports that the typical household earns roughly $63,767 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. In all, Shelby County runs 287 public schools (combined enrollment of about 154,209 students), of which KIPP Memphis Collegiate High School is one.

The closest other public school is Vollentine Elementary, roughly 0.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a metropolitan site. KIPP Memphis Collegiate High School is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at KIPP Memphis Collegiate High School has declined 33%, going from 513 students in 2018 to 346 in 2025.

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