District of Columbia Public Schools vs The Next Step/El Proximo Paso Pcs

Compiled from official source data by PlainSchools. · Updated August 2026

How do these districts compare?

Metric	District of Columbia Public Schools	The Next Step/El Proximo Paso Pcs
Location	Washington, District of Columbia	Washington, District of Columbia
Total Enrollment	50,131	475
Number of Schools	116	0
Student:Teacher Ratio	12:1	N/A

Metric	District of Columbia Public Schools	The Next Step/El Proximo Paso Pcs
Per-Pupil Expenditure	$31,629	N/A
Federal Revenue	13.8%	N/A
State Revenue	N/A	N/A
Local Revenue	86.2%	N/A

District of Columbia Public Schools

Federal State Local

Average across all schools in each district. Source: CCD Membership 2024-25.

Group	District of Columbia Public Schools	The Next Step/El Proximo Paso Pcs
White	15.0%	N/A
African American	61.2%	N/A
Hispanic or Latino	18.6%	N/A
Asian	1.7%	N/A
American Indian / Alaska Native	0.2%	N/A
Pacific Islander	0.0%	N/A
Multiracial	3.2%	N/A
Free/Reduced Lunch	N/A	N/A

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Resource	District of Columbia Public Schools	The Next Step/El Proximo Paso Pcs
AP Courses Offered	197	N/A
Schools with AP	16	N/A
Avg Gifted Enrollment	N/A	N/A
Avg Counselor Ratio	325.3:1	N/A
Chronic Absenteeism	37.1%	N/A

Regular Schools 0

Charter Schools 0

Magnet Schools 0

Title I Schools 0

Regular Schools N/A

Charter Schools N/A

Magnet Schools N/A

Title I Schools N/A

Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools.