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John F Kennedy High School

2855 South Lamar Street

Tel: (720)423-4300

John F Kennedy High School serves 1,257 students in grades 9-12.
The student:teacher ratio of 18:1 is equal to the CO average of 18:1.
Minority enrollment is 86% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the state average of 46%.
John F Kennedy High School operates within the No. 1 In The County Of Denver And State Of C School District.
No. 1 In The County Of Denver And State Of C School District's 63% graduation rate is lower than the CO state average of 83%.

The student:teacher ratio of 18:1 has decreased from 20:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.44 is more than the state average of 0.39. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	This School	(CO) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	18:1	18:1

American Indian	n/a	1%

Asian	9%	3%

Hispanic	73%	33%

Black	3%	5%

White	14%	54%

Hawaiian	n/a	n/a

Two or more races	1%	4%

All Ethnic Groups
Diversity Score The chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.44	0.39

Eligible for Free Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	66%	34%

Eligible for Reduced Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	10%	7%

No. 1 In The County Of Denver And State Of C School District's student population of 87,671 students has grown by 8% over five years.
The district's graduation rate of 63% has decreased from 84% over five years.
The revenue/student of $13,031 in this district is less than the state average of $14,042. The district revenue/student has grown by 9% over four years.
The district's spending/student of $15,061 is higher than the state average of $13,805. The district spending/student has grown by 26% over four years.

School District Name	No. 1 In The County Of Denver And State Of C School District
Number of Schools Managed	181	3
Number of Students Managed	87,671	575

Graduation Rate	63%	83%

District Total Revenue	$1,121 MM	$8 MM

District Spending	$1,296 MM	$8 MM

District Revenue / Student	$13,031	$14,042

District Spending / Student	$15,061	$13,805

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