High · Regular · Grades 6 to 12

District of Columbia International School, Washington, DC

Charter schoolDistrict of Columbia International School is a public high school in Washington, part of District of Columbia International School. It enrolled 1,654 students in 2024-25, with 10.3 students per full-time teacher.

Enrollment and teachers

Students: 1,654
Teachers (FTE): 160.0
Students per teacher: 10.3
Grades: 6 to 12

This school's ratio is about the same as the district figure of 10.4. The District of Columbia average across schools is 11.0. Ratios count all teachers, including specialists, so they are lower than typical class sizes.

This school10.3

District10.4

District of Columbia11.0

United States15.3

School details

Address: 1400 Main Drive NW, Washington, DC 20012
Phone: (202)808-9033
District: District of Columbia International School
County: District of Columbia
Level: High
Type: Regular
Status: Open
Charter: Yes
Virtual: No
Locale: City: Large
NCES school ID: 110009700492

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School meals

Counts of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, as reported to NCES.

Direct certification: 237Students certified through programs such as SNAP, without an application.
Community Eligibility Provision: No

Schools in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) serve free meals to all students, so their free lunch counts often reflect direct certification or total enrollment. Free and reduced lunch shares are not comparable between CEP and non-CEP schools.

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We publish official enrollment and staffing data, not ratings or test scores.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.