District of Columbia Public Schools
Key statistics
Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data. School year: 2024-25.
Students
By grade
- Pre-K 5,759
- Kindergarten 4,089
- Grade 1 4,074
- Grade 2 4,160
- Grade 3 4,102
- Grade 4 3,928
- Grade 5 3,558
- Grade 6 2,840
- Grade 7 2,836
- Grade 8 2,748
- Grade 9 4,147
- Grade 10 3,663
- Grade 11 3,135
- Grade 12 2,865
By race/ethnicity
- Black or African American 54%
- Hispanic/Latino 22%
- White 18%
- Two or more races 4%
- Asian 2%
- American Indian or Alaska Native <1%
- Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander <1%
- Race not reported <1%
Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (fall membership), school year 2024-25. Race/ethnicity as reported by the state.
Spending and revenue
Spending per student
- Instruction $15,764
- Support services $14,706
- Other (food service, etc.) $1,059
Where the money comes from
- Local 86%
- State 0%
- Federal 14%
Total revenue $1.9 billiontotal spending $2.0 billion
Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, School District Finance Survey (F-33), school year 2023-24. Day-to-day spending is NCES's current expenditures: it leaves out construction, equipment, debt and payments to charter or private schools. Per student is per fall enrollment of that year. Some figures for this district are NCES estimates.
District details
Grades served
PK to 12
Locale (NCES)
City: Large
Total staff (FTE)
10,409
District office
1200 First St NE, Washington DC 20002
Phone
County
District Of Columbia
Official website
NCES District ID
1100030
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