State overview

District of Columbia

57 NCES district and charter agencies · 87,617 students in the linked federal file

Estimated academic standing38th percentile7 percentile points below a typical state

Chronically absent46.1%19.2 points above a typical state

Spending per student$27,53599% above a typical state

Students per counselor326:121.5 students below a typical state

Student-group gaps

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What stands out

Chronic absence is higher than in a typical state.

46.1% of students were chronically absent in the latest comparable data. Spending was 99% above a typical state. Open a local profile below to see how much results vary within District of Columbia.

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Districts and charter agencies in District of Columbia

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District of Columbia Public SchoolsWashington · NCES 110003049,037students Kipp Dc PcsWashington · NCES 11000316,339students Friendship PCSWashington · NCES 11000084,854students DC Prep PCSWashington · NCES 11000482,148students Rocketship Education DC PCSWashington · NCES 11001061,557students District of Columbia International SchoolWashington · NCES 11000971,523students Center City PCSWashington · NCES 11000731,387students E.L. Haynes PCSWashington · NCES 11000431,150students Capital City PCSWashington · NCES 11000351,002students Two Rivers PCSWashington · NCES 1100045997students Mundo Verde Bilingual PCSWashington · NCES 1100086978students Ingenuity Prep PCSWashington · NCES 1100090792students Washington Latin PCSWashington · NCES 1100019753students Paul PCSWashington · NCES 1100039732students Basis Dc PcsWashington · NCES 1100083650students Meridian PCSWashington · NCES 1100015621students Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCSWashington · NCES 1100009619students Washington Yu Ying PCSWashington · NCES 1100077569students Creative Minds International PCSWashington · NCES 1100084548students DC Scholars PCSWashington · NCES 1100085542students Latin American Montessori Bilingual PCSWashington · NCES 1100032533students Eagle Academy PCSWashington · NCES 1100049526students Inspired Teaching Demonstration PCSWashington · NCES 1100080506students DC Bilingual PCSWashington · NCES 1100042490students Cedar Tree Academy PCSWashington · NCES 1100029482students AppleTree Early Learning PCSWashington · NCES 1100054475students Digital Pioneers Academy PCSWashington · NCES 1100109453students Perry Street Preparatory PCSWashington · NCES 1100011447students Lee Montessori PCSWashington · NCES 1100093425students Washington Leadership Academy PCSWashington · NCES 1100103386students Cesar Chavez PCS for Public PolicyWashington · NCES 1100005365students Thurgood Marshall Academy PCSWashington · NCES 1100034347students Bridges PCSWashington · NCES 1100055341students Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy PCSWashington · NCES 1100044340students Idea PcsWashington · NCES 1100013334students Breakthrough Montessori PCSWashington · NCES 1100104319students Richard Wright PCS for Journalism and Media ArtsWashington · NCES 1100082296students Kingsman Academy PCSWashington · NCES 1100099283students Hope Community PCSWashington · NCES 1100051282students Howard University Middle School of Math and Science PCSWashington · NCES 1100058282students Sela PCSWashington · NCES 1100088263students Seed PcsWashington · NCES 1100022240students St. Coletta Special Education PCSWashington · NCES 1100064238students Early Childhood Academy PCSWashington · NCES 1100057231students Statesmen College Preparatory Academy for Boys PCSWashington · NCES 1100110221students The Children's Guild DC PCSWashington · NCES 1100101215students Washington Global PCSWashington · NCES 1100102209students Achievement Preparatory Academy PCSWashington · NCES 1100072199students Maya Angelou PCSWashington · NCES 1100014168students The Sojourner Truth School PCSWashington · NCES 1100111157students Girls Global Academy PCSWashington · NCES 1100113155students Harmony DC PCSWashington · NCES 1100096140students Monument Academy PCSWashington · NCES 1100100111students Social Justice PCSWashington · NCES 1100115102students Roots PCSWashington · NCES 1100020101students Capital Village PCSWashington · NCES 110011289students I Dream PCSWashington · NCES 110011468students DyrsLaurel · NCES 110008732students