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District of Columbia Public Schools

District of Columbia Public Schools in District of Columbia: 117 public schools with 51,635 students and 10.9 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $32,587 per student in FY2024.

Schools
117
Students
51,635
Students per teacher
10.9
DC 10.9 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$32,587
DC $32.6K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
4,751
Counselors (FTE)
210
Students per counselor
246
DC 239 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
114
Librarians (FTE): 116

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$21.1K15
$21.8K16
$23.5K17
$24.2K18
$23.7K19
$24.1K20
$25.7K21
$28.5K22
$32.7K23
$32.6K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
14% · $267.2M
State
0.0% · $0
Local
86% · $1.7B

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$16,822
Support services
$14,706
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$313.7M
Long-term debt
$0

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Pre-K centers: 2Elementary schools: 79Middle schools: 14High schools: 21Other schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
Military Road Early Learning CenterFree meals for all
Pre-K705.8
Thaddeus Stevens Early Learning CenterFree meals for all
Pre-K846.5
Amidon-Bowen ESFree meals for all
Pre-K–537410.4
Bancroft ESFree meals for all
Pre-K–582112.8
Barnard ESFree meals for all
Pre-K–557310.1
Beers ESFree meals for all
Pre-K–541210.8
Brent ES
Pre-K–542113.0
Brightwood ESFree meals for all
Pre-K–56469.1
Browne Education CampusFree meals for all
Pre-K–84579.0
Bruce-Monroe ES at Park ViewFree meals for all
Pre-K–54489.5
Bunker Hill ESFree meals for all
Pre-K–521910.4
Burroughs ESFree meals for all
Pre-K–533111.2
Burrville ESFree meals for all
Pre-K–523211.6
C.W. Harris ESFree meals for all
Pre-K–52518.5
Capitol Hill Montessori School at LoganFree meals for all
Pre-K–850314.0
Cleveland ESFree meals for all
Pre-K–53018.6
Dorothy I. Height ESFree meals for all
Pre-K–54009.4
Drew ESFree meals for all
Pre-K–52238.7
Eaton ES
Pre-K–543613.0
Excel AcademyFree meals for all
Pre-K–836310.4
Garfield ESFree meals for all
Pre-K–525210.3
Garrison ESFree meals for all
Pre-K–53959.6
H.D. Cooke ESFree meals for all
Pre-K–54069.2
Hearst ES
Pre-K–535613.4
Hendley ESFree meals for all
Pre-K–52769.5
Houston ESFree meals for all
Pre-K–53149.5
Hyde-Addison ES
Pre-K–540012.5
J.O. Wilson ESFree meals for all
Pre-K–547710.6
Janney ES
Pre-K–571713.5
John Francis Education CampusFree meals for all
Pre-K–858310.2
John Lewis ESFree meals for all
Pre-K–550910.6
Ketcham ESFree meals for all
Pre-K–52449.0
Key ES
Pre-K–533713.0
Kimball ESFree meals for all
Pre-K–53309.6
King ESFree meals for all
Pre-K–51937.7
LaSalle-Backus ESFree meals for all
Pre-K–52798.0
Lafayette ES
Pre-K–592314.7
Langdon ESFree meals for all
Pre-K–537710.2
Langley ESFree meals for all
Pre-K–534811.0
Lawrence E. Boone ESFree meals for all
Pre-K–541610.8
Leckie Education CampusFree meals for all
Pre-K–845311.8
Lorraine H. Whitlock ESFree meals for all
Pre-K–51628.8
Ludlow-Taylor ESFree meals for all
Pre-K–548913.6
Malcolm X ES at GreenFree meals for all
Pre-K–51706.5
Mann ES
Pre-K–539712.4
Marie Reed ESFree meals for all
Pre-K–546110.2
Maury ES
Pre-K–555914.7
Miner ESFree meals for all
Pre-K–543311.2
Moten ESFree meals for all
Pre-K–52167.7
Murch ES
Pre-K–565814.0
Nalle ESFree meals for all
Pre-K–52878.6
Noyes ESFree meals for all
Pre-K–52939.8
Oyster-Adams Bilingual School
Pre-K–879113.2
Patterson ESFree meals for all
Pre-K–52388.2
Payne ESFree meals for all
Pre-K–539812.0
Peabody ES (Capitol Hill Cluster)
Pre-K–K20912.7
Plummer ESFree meals for all
Pre-K–52337.5
Powell ESFree meals for all
Pre-K–551410.3
Randle Highlands ESFree meals for all
Pre-K–530110.0
Raymond ESFree meals for all
Pre-K–543910.2
Ross ES
Pre-K–51719.0
Savoy ESFree meals for all
Pre-K–52339.7
School-Within-School at Goding
Pre-K–532510.8
Seaton ESFree meals for all
Pre-K–53909.2
Shepherd ES
Pre-K–539413.1
Shirley Chisholm ESFree meals for all
Pre-K–554211.8
Simon ESFree meals for all
Pre-K–52318.9
Smothers ESFree meals for all
Pre-K–52508.6
Stanton ESFree meals for all
Pre-K–52889.6
Stoddert ES
Pre-K–542512.1
Takoma ESFree meals for all
Pre-K–54839.9
Thomas ESFree meals for all
Pre-K–52287.9
Thomson ESFree meals for all
Pre-K–52598.2
Truesdell ESFree meals for all
Pre-K–53709.3
Tubman ESFree meals for all
Pre-K–54156.0
Turner ESFree meals for all
Pre-K–546112.3
Van Ness ESFree meals for all
Pre-K–540413.0
Walker-Jones Education CampusFree meals for all
Pre-K–82928.1
Watkins ES (Capitol Hill Cluster)Free meals for all
1–541513.8
Wheatley Education CampusFree meals for all
Pre-K–83908.7
Whittier ESFree meals for all
Pre-K–545010.0
Brookland MSFree meals for all
6–838110.6
Deal MS
6–81,46213.9
Eliot-Hine MSFree meals for all
6–843213.1
Hardy MS
6–863113.1
Hart MSFree meals for all
6–837410.4
Ida B. Wells MSFree meals for all
6–852110.2
Jefferson MS AcademyFree meals for all
6–840912.4
Johnson MSFree meals for all
6–830711.8
Kelly Miller MSFree meals for all
6–831510.9
Kramer MSFree meals for all
6–82138.5
MacFarland MSFree meals for all
6–84868.8
McKinley MSFree meals for all
6–828612.2
Sousa MSFree meals for all
6–82239.3
Stuart-Hobson MS (Capitol Hill Cluster)Free meals for all
6–846013.5
Anacostia HSFree meals for all
9–122467.7
Ballou HSFree meals for all
9–125979.6
Ballou STAY HSAlternativeFree meals for all
9–122789.1
Bard HS Early College DC (Bard DC)Free meals for all
9–1233110.3
Benjamin Banneker HSFree meals for all
9–1270316.3
Cardozo Education CampusFree meals for all
6–127109.1
Columbia Heights Education CampusFree meals for all
6–121,56310.5
Coolidge HSFree meals for all
9–121,02912.6
Duke Ellington School of the ArtsFree meals for all
9–1258928.0
Dunbar HSFree meals for all
9–1289210.3
Eastern HSFree meals for all
9–1290910.7
Garnet-Patterson STAY HSAlternativeFree meals for all
9–124328.5
H.D. Woodson HSFree meals for all
9–125799.3
Jackson-Reed HS
9–121,85513.6
Luke C. Moore HSAlternativeFree meals for all
9–1227512.0
MacArthur HS
9–1139010.7
McKinley Technology HSFree meals for all
9–1272314.4
Phelps Architecture Construction and Engineering HSFree meals for all
9–1235010.6
Ron Brown College Preparatory HSFree meals for all
9–121966.8
Roosevelt HSFree meals for all
9–1294311.7
School Without Walls HS
9–1260616.2
River Terrace Education CampusSpecial educationFree meals for all
3–121258.6

Sources

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1200 First St NE, Washington, DC 20002
Phone
(202)727-7377
Website