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District Directory Information (2023-2024 School Year)
District Name: District of Columbia Public Schools (Schools in this District)
NCES District ID: 1100030
State District ID: DC-001
Mailing Address:1200 First St NEWashington DC, 20002
Phone: (202)727-7377
Type: Regular local school district
Status: Open
Total Schools: 117
Supervisory Union #: N/A
Grade Span: PK - 12
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District Details (2022-2023 school year; Fiscal data from 2020-2021)
County: District Of Columbia
County ID: 11001
Locale: City: Large (11)
CSA/CBSA: 47900
Total Students: 49,687
Classroom Teachers (FTE): 4,389.24
Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.32
District Details (2022-2023 school year; Fiscal data from 2020-2021)
District of Columbia Public Schools district has a staff count of 8,569.93.
Average Staff Comparison Average Total Teacher(FTE): 
  District: 4,389.24
  State: 113.41
  National: 178.03
Teacher (FTE) Distribution
Total: 4,389.24
Prekindergarten: 383.50
Kindergarten: 200.55
Elementary: 2,151.54
Secondary: 1,653.65
Ungraded: 0.00
Other Staff (FTE) Distribution
Total: 4,180.69
Instructional Aides: 772.51
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 186.56
Total Guidance Counselors: 134.68
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 31.99
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 100.69
School Psychologists: 110.38
Librarians/Media Specialists: 100.89
Library/Media Support: 25.38
District Administrators: 204.25
District Administrative Support: 804.29
School Administrators: 336.31
School Administrative Support: 426.36
Student Support Services (w/o Psychology): 541.25
Other Support Services: 537.83
District Details (2022-2023 school year; Fiscal data from 2020-2021)
  Amount Amount
per Student
Percent
Total Revenue: $1,664,792,000 $33,365
   Revenue by Source
      Federal: $166,591,000 $3,339 10%
      Local: $1,498,201,000 $30,026 90%
      State: $0 $0 0%
Total Expenditures: $1,689,635,000 $33,863
   Total Current Expenditures: $1,224,204,000 $24,535
      Instructional Expenditures: $615,821,000 $12,342 50%
      Student and Staff Support: $204,564,000 $4,100 17%
      Administration: $217,736,000 $4,364 18%
      Operations, Food Service, other: $186,083,000 $3,729 15%
   Total Capital Outlay: $392,297,000 $7,862
      Construction: $352,899,000 $7,073
   Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $12,896,000 $258
   Interest on Debt: $0 $0
Note: Details do not add to totals due to rounding. Note: Fiscal data (including per pupil count used in this table) from 2020-2021.
Source: CCD public school district data for the 2022-2023, 2023-2024 school years
Notes:
  • * denotes a column with data from 2023-2024
  • [ † ] indicates that the data are not applicable. For example, the enrollment and staff characteristics for districts that opened in the 2023-2024 school year will not be available until the full 2023-2024 file is released.
  • [ – ] indicates that the data are missing.
  • [ ‡ ] indicates that the data do not meet NCES data quality standards.
  • The directory information on district name, address, and phone number are preliminary data from initial submissions of district level data for 2023-2024.
  • Data provided on student membership and staffing are from the official district level data for 2022-2023.