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Public schools in District of Columbia

District of Columbia has 245 open public schools run by 72 districts and other education agencies, enrolling 94,038 students. Schools average 11.0 students per teacher, compared with 15.3 nationally.

State totals

Districts
72
Schools
245
Students
94,038
Teachers (FTE)
8,554
Students per teacher
11.0
US: 15.3
Charter schools
125
Total spending
$2.87 billion
2020 finance data
Spending per pupil
$31,930
2020 finance data. US: $16,826

In the 2020 finance data, districts in District of Columbia spent $31,930 per pupil, which is above the US figure of $16,826. Dollars are nominal and not adjusted for regional costs or inflation.

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School districts in District of Columbia

All 72 districts and agencies, largest first. Filter by name or city, or sort any column.
District of Columbia Public SchoolsWashington11752,29911.0$33,863
KIPP DC PCSWashington207,40712.6$36,116
Friendship PCSWashington154,41710.8$21,673
DC Prep PCSWashington62,18911.4$22,144
Carlos Rosario International PCSWashington02,159
District of Columbia International SchoolWashington11,66310.4$22,517
Center City PCSWashington61,4479.9$25,433
Rocketship Education DC PCSWashington31,19815.6$26,473
E.L. Haynes PCSWashington31,1909.4$26,597
Washington Latin PCSWashington31,13111.5$21,544
Mundo Verde Bilingual PCSWashington21,07012.2$22,940
Two Rivers PCSWashington31,03210.8$27,116
Capital City PCSWashington31,0319.5$25,816
Academy of Hope Adult PCSWashington0997
Ingenuity Prep PCSWashington18028.4$25,674
Paul PCSWashington277310.0$26,785
Briya PCSWashington0769$187,697
Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCSWashington270812.4$22,682
Washington Yu Ying PCSWashington170210.2$22,052
Basis DC PCSWashington169413.9$15,500
Digital Pioneers Academy PCSWashington269112.6$31,432
AppleTree Early Learning PCSWashington86589.8$28,695
DC Bilingual PCSWashington16228.0$37,538
Meridian PCSWashington15809.4$28,050
Latin American Montessori Bilingual PCSWashington157310.8$41,385
Lee Montessori PCSWashington254815.2$26,784
Creative Minds International PCSWashington153610.3$82,217
Maya Angelou PCSWashington153324.2$62,282
Inspired Teaching Demonstration PCSWashington152910.6$22,052
The Next Step/El Proximo Paso PCSWashington0502
Community College Preparatory Academy PCSWashington0500
DC Scholars PCSWashington147913.7$20,296
Goodwill Excel Center PCSWashington144015.2$19,884
Perry Street Preparatory PCSWashington143710.4$25,200
Achievement Preparatory Academy PCSWashington140912.8$34,943
Cedar Tree Academy PCSWashington139916.6$21,234
Washington Leadership Academy PCSWashington13948.2$33,364
Breakthrough Montessori PCSWashington138616.8$26,125
Cesar Chavez PCS for Public PolicyWashington13779.2$29,069
Thurgood Marshall Academy PCSWashington137711.1$28,655
Bridges PCSWashington13699.5$31,434
IDEA PCSWashington136110.0$31,149
Kingsman Academy PCSWashington134620.4$29,268
Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy PCSWashington13136.8$22,203
Statesmen College Preparatory Academy for Boys PCSWashington131111.5$30,162
Richard Wright PCS for Journalism and Media ArtsWashington130312.1$31,963
Sela PCSWashington13037.0$22,421
The Sojourner Truth School PCSWashington12949.5$29,304
Learn DC PCSWashington129013.2
Early Childhood Academy PCSWashington128117.6$26,599
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District of Columbia district rankings

Ratio and spending lists include only districts with 1,000 or more students, so very small districts do not dominate. These are factual sorts, not quality ratings.

Largest districts

  1. 1.District of Columbia Public Schools52,299
  2. 2.KIPP DC PCS7,407
  3. 3.Friendship PCS4,417
  4. 4.DC Prep PCS2,189
  5. 5.Carlos Rosario International PCS2,159
  6. 6.District of Columbia International School1,663
  7. 7.Center City PCS1,447
  8. 8.Rocketship Education DC PCS1,198
  9. 9.E.L. Haynes PCS1,190
  10. 10.Washington Latin PCS1,131

Lowest student-teacher ratio

  1. 1.E.L. Haynes PCS9.4
  2. 2.Capital City PCS9.5
  3. 3.Center City PCS9.9
  4. 4.District of Columbia International School10.4
  5. 5.Friendship PCS10.8
  6. 6.Two Rivers PCS10.8
  7. 7.District of Columbia Public Schools11.0
  8. 8.DC Prep PCS11.4
  9. 9.Washington Latin PCS11.5
  10. 10.Mundo Verde Bilingual PCS12.2

Highest student-teacher ratio

  1. 1.Rocketship Education DC PCS15.6
  2. 2.KIPP DC PCS12.6
  3. 3.Mundo Verde Bilingual PCS12.2
  4. 4.Washington Latin PCS11.5
  5. 5.DC Prep PCS11.4
  6. 6.District of Columbia Public Schools11.0
  7. 7.Two Rivers PCS10.8
  8. 8.Friendship PCS10.8
  9. 9.District of Columbia International School10.4
  10. 10.Center City PCS9.9

Highest spending per pupil (2020)

  1. 1.KIPP DC PCS$36,116
  2. 2.District of Columbia Public Schools$33,863
  3. 3.Two Rivers PCS$27,116
  4. 4.E.L. Haynes PCS$26,597
  5. 5.Rocketship Education DC PCS$26,473
  6. 6.Capital City PCS$25,816
  7. 7.Center City PCS$25,433
  8. 8.Mundo Verde Bilingual PCS$22,940
  9. 9.District of Columbia International School$22,517
  10. 10.DC Prep PCS$22,144

Lowest spending per pupil (2020)

  1. 1.Washington Latin PCS$21,544
  2. 2.Friendship PCS$21,673
  3. 3.DC Prep PCS$22,144
  4. 4.District of Columbia International School$22,517
  5. 5.Mundo Verde Bilingual PCS$22,940
  6. 6.Center City PCS$25,433
  7. 7.Capital City PCS$25,816
  8. 8.Rocketship Education DC PCS$26,473
  9. 9.E.L. Haynes PCS$26,597
  10. 10.Two Rivers PCS$27,116

Most charter schools

  1. 1.KIPP DC PCS20
  2. 2.Friendship PCS15
  3. 3.AppleTree Early Learning PCS8
  4. 4.DC Prep PCS6
  5. 5.Center City PCS6
  6. 6.Rocketship Education DC PCS3
  7. 7.E.L. Haynes PCS3
  8. 8.Washington Latin PCS3
  9. 9.Two Rivers PCS3
  10. 10.Capital City PCS3

Schools by level

45 high schools, 42 middle schools and 144 elementary schools. The largest of each are listed below; use search or a district page for the rest.

High schools 45

  1. Jackson-Reed High School Washington, 1,855 students
  2. District of Columbia International School Washington, 1,654 students
  3. Columbia Heights Education Campus Washington, 1,563 students
  4. Coolidge High School Washington, 1,029 students
  5. Roosevelt High School Washington, 943 students
  6. Eastern High School Washington, 909 students
  7. Dunbar High School Washington, 892 students
  8. Friendship PCS - Collegiate Academy Washington, 745 students
  9. McKinley Technology High School Washington, 723 students
  10. Cardozo Education Campus Washington, 710 students
  11. Benjamin Banneker High School Washington, 703 students
  12. Basis DC PCS Washington, 692 students
  13. Garnet-Patterson STAY High School Washington, 672 students
  14. KIPP DC PCS - Legacy College Preparatory PCS Washington, 646 students
  15. KIPP DC - College Preparatory PCS Washington, 643 students

Middle schools 42

  1. Deal Middle School Washington, 1,462 students
  2. Hardy Middle School Washington, 631 students
  3. Ida B. Wells Middle School Washington, 521 students
  4. MacFarland Middle School Washington, 486 students
  5. Stuart-Hobson Middle School (Capitol Hill Cluster) Washington, 460 students
  6. KIPP DC - AIM Academy PCS Washington, 435 students
  7. Eliot-Hine Middle School Washington, 432 students
  8. KIPP DC - KEY Academy PCS Washington, 422 students
  9. Jefferson Middle School Academy Washington, 409 students
  10. Washington Latin PCS - Middle School Washington, 389 students
  11. Washington Latin PCS - Anna Julia Cooper Middle School Washington, 384 students
  12. Brookland Middle School Washington, 381 students
  13. Hart Middle School Washington, 374 students
  14. KIPP DC - Northeast Academy PCS Washington, 345 students
  15. Capital City PCS - Middle School Washington, 344 students

Elementary schools 144

  1. Lafayette ES Washington, 923 students
  2. Bancroft ES Washington, 821 students
  3. Ingenuity Prep PCS Washington, 797 students
  4. Oyster-Adams Bilingual School Washington, 791 students
  5. Janney ES Washington, 717 students
  6. Washington Yu Ying PCS Washington, 701 students
  7. Murch ES Washington, 658 students
  8. Brightwood ES Washington, 646 students
  9. DC Bilingual PCS Washington, 622 students
  10. KIPP DC - Promise Academy PCS Washington, 614 students
  11. John Francis Education Campus Washington, 583 students
  12. Meridian PCS Washington, 578 students
  13. Barnard ES Washington, 573 students
  14. Latin American Montessori Bilingual PCS Washington, 572 students
  15. Mundo Verde Bilingual PCS - J.F. Cook Washington, 563 students

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