operational schools · 2023–24
School district or education agency · NCES 1100057
Early Childhood Academy PCS
Washington, DC
Students247
Student membership reported by NCES for 2023–24.
students in linked records
federal comparable series
per student
District, state and country
How does this district compare?
State and national figures use the same measure and reporting period. They are weighted by students or staffing whenever the source provides a denominator.
MeasureDistrictDCUnited States
Students chronically absent2022–23
52.4%46.7%27.8%This district is 5.7 percentage points higher than the state figure and 24.6 percentage points higher than the U.S. figure.
Revenue per studentFY 2023
$41,688$36,728$19,509This district is $4,960 per student higher than the state figure and $22,179 per student higher than the U.S. figure.
Spending per studentFY 2023
$27,064$30,420$15,859This district is $3,356 per student lower than the state figure and $11,205 per student higher than the U.S. figure.
Capital outlay per studentFY 2023
$72$5,109$1,964This district is $5,037 per student lower than the state figure and $1,892 per student lower than the U.S. figure.
Equipment spending per studentFY 2023
$52$329$336This district is $277 per student lower than the state figure and $284 per student lower than the U.S. figure.
Special-education spending per studentFY 2023
$2,800$4,077$1,793This district is $1,277 per student lower than the state figure and $1,007 per student higher than the U.S. figure.
Salaries per studentFY 2023
$16,604$19,641$8,742This district is $3,037 per student lower than the state figure and $7,862 per student higher than the U.S. figure.
Benefits per studentFY 2023
$3,752$3,755$3,769This district is $3 per student lower than the state figure and $17 per student lower than the U.S. figure.
Debt outstanding per studentFY 2023
$69,420$11,444$11,715This district is $57,976 per student higher than the state figure and $57,705 per student higher than the U.S. figure.
Debt retired per studentFY 2023
$208$579$869This district is $371 per student lower than the state figure and $661 per student lower than the U.S. figure.
Students per teacher2023–24
15:111:115:1This district is 4.0 students per teacher higher than the state figure and about the same as the U.S. figure.
District staff per 1,000 students2023–24
253.2188.3138.9This district is 64.9 staff per 1,000 students higher than the state figure and 114.3 staff per 1,000 students higher than the U.S. figure.
Instructional aides per 1,000 students2023–24
76.918.318.5This district is 58.6 aides per 1,000 students higher than the state figure and 58.4 aides per 1,000 students higher than the U.S. figure.
School psychologists per 1,000 students2023–24
0.01.80.9This district is 1.8 psychologists per 1,000 students lower than the state figure and 0.9 psychologists per 1,000 students lower than the U.S. figure.
Pre-K students as a share of enrollment2023–24
35.6%13.2%2.9%This district is 22.4 percentage points higher than the state figure and 32.7 percentage points higher than the U.S. figure.
Students receiving IDEA services2021–22 · reporting schools
26.5%16.2%14.0%This district is 10.4 percentage points higher than the state figure and 12.5 percentage points higher than the U.S. figure.
Teachers reported as certified2021–22 · reporting schools
17.6%66.2%95.8%This district is 48.6 percentage points lower than the state figure and 78.2 percentage points lower than the U.S. figure.
Enrollment change2021–22 to 2023–24
+6.9%+4.7%+0.5%This district is 2.2 percentage points higher than the state figure and 6.4 percentage points higher than the U.S. figure.
Out-of-school suspension rate · students receiving IDEA services2021–22 · matched enrollment
0.0%9.4%9.0%This district is 9.4 percentage points lower than the state figure and 9.0 percentage points lower than the U.S. figure.
Enrollment · 2023–24
Who attends this district?
Pre-K88 students
35.6%Kindergarten–grade 5159 students
64.4%See enrollment for every grade
Pre-Kindergarten88
Kindergarten47
Grade 147
Grade 232
Grade 333
Students by race and ethnicity
Final NCES Common Core of Data membership file, 2023–24. Suppressed or missing cells are not estimated.
Early learning · 2023–24
How much public pre-K is reported?
Pre-K students as a share of district enrollment
Final NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2023–24. Enrollment shows children attending district-run public pre-K. It does not show open seats, waitlists, private providers, program hours, eligibility or the cost to families.
Current staffing · 2023–24
How many staff members support students?
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Pre-K teachers3.3 FTE
Kindergarten teachers3.3 FTE
Elementary teachers10.3 FTE
District administrators1 FTE
School administrative support2.1 FTE
Other support staff5 FTE
Final NCES Common Core of Data staff file, 2023–24. These are full-time-equivalent positions, not employee headcounts, vacancies or caseloads.
Teachers and staff
Teacher workforce
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Learning support · 2021–22 federal snapshot
How many students may need specialized support?
Counts and shares use only schools with a usable value for that measure. The reporting-school denominator prevents missing schools from being counted as zero.
26.5%Students receiving IDEA special-education services43 students · 1 of 1 schools reported both this measure and enrollment
0.0%English learners also receiving IDEA services0 students · 1 of 1 schools reported both this measure and enrollment
U.S. Department of Education Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021–22. Public-use counts are privacy-protected. These figures describe the reporting year, not current enrollment, diagnoses, service quality or unmet need.
Teacher quality and early learning · 2021–22
What did the district report about teachers and preschool?
Teacher certification comparison
U.S. Department of Education Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021–22. Certification status is district-reported and may not match current staffing. Preschool counts cover the federal reporting year and are not a measure of available seats.
District geography · 2024–25
What area does this district cover?
NCES publishes a geographic boundary for traditional school districts. Charter agencies and some special-purpose agencies may not have one.
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Source: NCES EDGE School District Boundaries, school year 2024–25.
Comparable districts
Districts serving a similar student population
These peers are matched using enrollment and available student population measures. Districts in DC receive geographic preference, but a closer national match may appear when it is more comparable. Open any profile for a full comparison.
Seed PcsWashington, DC252 studentsSimilar enrollment, special-education enrollment · View profile →Howard University Middle School of Math and Science PCSWashington, DC253 studentsSimilar enrollment, special-education enrollment · View profile →The Children's Guild DC PCSWashington, DC230 studentsSimilar enrollment, special-education enrollment · View profile →Hope Community PCSWashington, DC227 studentsSimilar enrollment, special-education enrollment · View profile →Maya Angelou PCSWashington, DC224 studentsSimilar enrollment, special-education enrollment · View profile →
District makeup
What kinds of schools are in the district?
School levels, settings and types use the NCES 2021–22 directory matched to the federal civil-rights collection.
District finances
How is the district funded, and how does it spend?
Sources of funds
Where the money comes from
Share of district revenue supplied by each level of government.
Uses of funds
Where the money goes
Annual spending for each enrolled student.
Revenue by source: percentages and dollars
How operating money was used
People costs
Equipment, buildings and debt
Selected federal program revenue
What changed since FY 2022
FY 2022$28,550
→FY 2023$27,064
FY 2022$0
→FY 2023$72
FY 2022$76,333
→FY 2023$69,420
Revenue shares and spending categories answer different questions and should not be added together. Source: NCES F-33 district finance, FY 2023.
Attendance
How has chronic absence changed?
83 of 191 students
103 of 162 students
87 of 166 students
Specialized support and security · 2021–22
What specialized roles were reported?
Staffing is reported as full-time equivalents in the 2021–22 CRDC collection.
Learning opportunities
What do district schools offer?
Gifted programs1 reporting schools
0%
Shares use only schools for which the program was applicable and reported. A districtwide percentage does not guarantee availability at every grade or campus. Source: 2021–22 CRDC.
Safety and discipline
What was reported across district schools?
1Out-of-school suspensions1 reporting schoolsSee schools →0In-school suspensions1 reporting schoolsSee schools →0Law-enforcement referrals1 reporting schoolsSee schools →0School-related arrests1 reporting schoolsSee schools →
Counts are from the 2021–22 CRDC collection. Open a measure to see the schools behind the district total.
Technology and safety · 2021–22
What access and incident data is available?
Technology and incident figures are from the 2021–22 CRDC collection. Device counts describe the reporting year, not current inventory.
Six questions parents ask
What the available data says
Each answer shows its reporting year and opens a deeper comparison. Missing and suppressed results are never shown as zero.
Are students making academic progress?No comparable trendCheck state-reported resultsExplore and compare →Are students missing too much school?52.4% chronically absent2022–23 · 166 students measuredExplore and compare →Is the district improving?No comparable trendCompare the earliest and latest available yearsExplore and compare →Where are student-group gaps largest?No comparable group resultSuppressed or unavailableExplore and compare →How much does the district spend?$27,064current spending per studentExplore and compare →Does the district have enough support staff?No counselor ratioStudents per counselor in the 2023–24 federal staffing fileExplore and compare →
6 of 8 national data layers are matched to this NCES district ID. Identity and school counts use NCES records. Academic estimates use SEDA, attendance uses EDFacts, finance uses NCES F-33, staffing and enrollment use 2023–24 NCES CCD where available, teacher certification, preschool and policy fields use the 2021–22 CRDC, and community poverty context uses Census SAIPE. Four-year graduation rates use 2022–23 EDFacts. Every detailed view preserves its reporting year.
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