Public schools in District of Columbia
245 operating public schools in 63 school districts and other education agencies, school year 2024–25.
Operating schoolsDefinition
245
Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition
93,638
Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition
8,607.1
Students per teacher FTEDefinition
10.9
Charter schoolsDefinition
125
Largest districts by enrollment
Sorted by enrollment (a size measure, not a quality ranking). 1 District of Columbia districts have full profiles so far; search all 63.
| District | City | Schools | Students | Students / FTE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia Public Schools | Washington | 117 | 51,635 | 10.9 |
| Kipp Dc Pcs | Washington | 20 | 7,372 | 12.5 |
| Friendship PCS | Washington | 15 | 4,378 | 10.7 |
| DC Prep PCS | Washington | 6 | 2,181 | 11.4 |
| District of Columbia International School | Washington | 1 | 1,654 | 10.3 |
| Center City PCS | Washington | 6 | 1,446 | 9.9 |
| Rocketship Education DC PCS | Washington | 3 | 1,197 | 15.5 |
| E.L. Haynes PCS | Washington | 3 | 1,184 | 9.4 |
| Washington Latin PCS | Washington | 3 | 1,130 | 11.5 |
| Mundo Verde Bilingual PCS | Washington | 2 | 1,067 | 12.1 |
| Two Rivers PCS | Washington | 3 | 1,022 | 10.5 |
| Capital City PCS | Washington | 3 | 1,015 | 9.3 |
| Ingenuity Prep PCS | Washington | 1 | 797 | 8.3 |
| Paul PCS | Washington | 2 | 767 | 9.9 |
| Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS | Washington | 2 | 707 | 12.3 |
Schools by locale
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| City | 99.6% | |
| Suburb | 0.0% | |
| Town | 0.0% | |
| Rural | 0.4% |
Schools by level
| Group | Schools | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Elementary | 144 | |
| High | 45 | |
| Middle | 42 | |
| Prekindergarten | 11 | |
| Other | 2 | |
| Secondary | 1 |
Sources for this page
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), School Directory 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_029_2425_w_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Membership 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_052_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Staff 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_059_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES EDGE Public School Geocodes 2024–25. File
EDGE_GEOCODE_PUBLICSCH_2425.zip, last checked 2026-11-06.
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