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Center City PCS
A public school district in Washington, District of Columbia, with 6 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 1,447
- Students enrolled
- 146.5
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 256.7
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $27,018
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 1,447 in 2024–25
- Ranks 5,838th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 7th of 71 in District of Columbia. Larger than 67% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $27,018 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 90% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Center City PCS spent $31,925 per pupil in fiscal year 2024, against $8,756 in fiscal year 2009
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
Source: NCES
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $31,925 | $43.4 million | 1,360 |
| FY2023 | $27,018 | $38.0 million | 1,408 |
| FY2022 | $27,041 | $37.5 million | 1,387 |
| FY2021 | $24,563 | $35.7 million | 1,452 |
| FY2020 | $22,458 | $33.3 million | 1,481 |
| FY2019 | $21,040 | $30.8 million | 1,464 |
| FY2018 | $20,358 | $30.0 million | 1,476 |
| FY2017 | $19,611 | $28.4 million | 1,449 |
| FY2016 | $18,630 | $26.9 million | 1,445 |
| FY2015 | $17,696 | $26.2 million | 1,483 |
| FY2014 | $18,905 | $26.8 million | 1,417 |
| FY2013 | $13,253 | $18.6 million | 1,405 |
| FY2012 | $12,298 | $17.1 million | 1,394 |
| FY2011 | $11,965 | $15.6 million | 1,301 |
| FY2010 | $11,121 | $13.5 million | 1,212 |
| FY2009 | $8,756 | $12.8 million | 1,466 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $4.9 million | 11.0% |
| State | $0 | 0.0% |
| Local | $39.5 million | 89.0% |
| Total | $44.4 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
6 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Center City PCS - Brightwood | 269 |
| Center City PCS - Capitol Hill | 257 |
| Center City PCS - Congress Heights | 251 |
| Center City PCS - Petworth | 255 |
| Center City PCS - Shaw | 202 |
| Center City PCS - Trinidad | 212 |
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Independent charter district
- Charter status
- LEA for federal programs
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 8
- NCES district ID
- 1100073
Elsewhere
- Public schools in District of Columbia — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in District of Columbia — A to Z, each with its page.
- District of Columbia on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 30, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2009 to 2024
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2009 to 2024.
Compiled automatically from Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 and School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2009 to 2024 by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built
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