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Significant Accounting Policies - Narrative (Details)

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Significant Accounting Policies - Narrative (Details)
 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2021
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Jan. 31, 2020
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Jan. 31, 2021
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Jan. 31, 2020
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Dec. 31, 2020
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Aug. 31, 2020
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Apr. 30, 2020
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May 01, 2019
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Short-term Debt [Line Items]                
Restricted cash $ 3,395,068 $ 456,211 $ 3,395,068 $ 456,211     $ 3,556,211  
Cash, uninsured amount 12,578,734   $ 12,578,734       16,242,603  
Percentage of payments from monthly payment plan     61.00%          
Withdrawal from course, percentage of financial aid earned     100.00%          
Long term accounts receivable 9,986,613   $ 9,986,613       6,701,136  
Operating lease right of use assets, net 11,114,766   11,114,766       6,412,851 $ 8,000,000
Lease liabilities 12,070,502   12,070,502         $ 8,000,000
Instructional costs and services 3,915,095 2,623,252 10,698,056 6,948,138        
Marketing and promotional costs $ 3,644,856 $ 2,539,755 $ 10,034,198 $ 6,755,983        
Outstanding (in shares) | shares 1,260,213 2,776,778 1,260,213 2,776,778        
Number of reportable segments | segment     1          
Bad debt expense $ 670,000 $ 2,547 $ 1,702,000 $ 651,205        
Collateral Pledged, Aspen University Letter of Credit                
Short-term Debt [Line Items]                
Restricted cash 934,125   934,125       692,293  
Collateral Pledged, Bank Letter of Credit                
Short-term Debt [Line Items]                
Restricted cash 9,872   9,872   $ 369,473 $ 379,345 255,708  
Secured Credit Line                
Short-term Debt [Line Items]                
Restricted cash 250,000   250,000          
Unbilled Educational Services                
Short-term Debt [Line Items]                
Restricted cash $ 2,201,071   $ 2,201,071       2,536,382  
Receipt of Title IV Funds                
Short-term Debt [Line Items]                
Restricted cash             $ 71,828  
Software                
Short-term Debt [Line Items]                
Property, plant and equipment, useful life     5 years          
Leasehold improvements | Maximum                
Short-term Debt [Line Items]                
Property, plant and equipment, useful life     8 years          
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)                
Short-term Debt [Line Items]                
Unvested shares of restricted common stock outstanding (in shares) | shares 669,337 0 669,337 0     643,175  
Unvested Restricted Stock                
Short-term Debt [Line Items]                
Unvested shares of restricted common stock outstanding (in shares) | shares 8,224 226,922 8,224 226,922        
Courseware, net                
Short-term Debt [Line Items]                
Finite-lived intangible asset, useful life     5 years          
Warrant                
Short-term Debt [Line Items]                
Outstanding (in shares) | shares 374,174 566,223 374,174 566,223        
Convertible Debt                
Short-term Debt [Line Items]                
Convertible debt             $ 10,000,000  
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share, amount | shares       1,398,602