DistrictsDistrict of Columbia

District profile · NCES 1100030

District of Columbia
Public Schools

Washington, District of Columbia · City school district · Grades PK–12

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Schools117

included in district totals

Students49,037

combined federal records

Teachers4,117

full-time-equivalent

GradesPK–12

elementary through high school

Academics

Academic results across the district

District trends and subgroup comparisons remain separated by reporting year and assessment definition.

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Attendance & climate

Attendance needs context, not a verdict

Chronic absence and attendance measures stay connected to their reporting periods and population definitions.

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Student support

Who is available to help students?

Staffing measures keep headcounts, FTE values and student denominators separate.

Reported teacher staffing4,116.9 FTEExplore counselor, nurse, psychologist and social-worker ratios →

Spending

Funding per student and over time

NCES F-33 revenue and expenditure data will publish only after fiscal year and enrollment denominators reconcile.

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Demographics

Understand who the district serves

Enrollment and student-group trends use NCES CCD as the national identity backbone.

79elementary
14middle
21high
3other or PK
How to read this profile

Metrics may come from different reporting years. Each chart identifies its source, period, definition and update date. Suppressed values are never converted to zero.

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