Democracy Prep® is a network of 21 high-performing public charter schools currently serving 7,000 scholars across the country. 100% of our graduates are admitted to college.

“The mission of Democracy Prep is to educate responsible citizen-scholars for success in the college of their choice and a life of active citizenship.”

Democracy Prep® seeks to transform not only the lives of our scholars but also the expectation of what public schools can achieve by demonstrating that all scholars — no matter their zip code, learning style or past academic performance — can perform at high levels.

Inspired by his time teaching English in South Korea, Democracy Prep founder, Seth Andrew, created schools in America that celebrate Korean educational values.

All Democracy Prep high school scholars in New York study the Korean language for three years, and are fluent in conversational Korean by the time they graduate. Some scholars even have the opportunity to travel to Korea during their junior year. During this weeklong trip, scholars experience the Korean culture first-hand. They stay with a Korean family, eat Korean food, and visit a Korean school.