Howard University Middle School of Math and Science PCS vs Richard Wright PCS for Journalism and Media Arts

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

How do these districts compare?

Metric	Howard University Middle School of Math and Science PCS	Richard Wright PCS for Journalism and Media Arts
Location	Washington, District of Columbia	Washington, District of Columbia
Total Enrollment	284	300
Number of Schools	1	1
Student:Teacher Ratio	8.5:1	11.8:1

Metric	Howard University Middle School of Math and Science PCS	Richard Wright PCS for Journalism and Media Arts
Per-Pupil Expenditure	$35,039	$30,493
Federal Revenue	17.0%	14.9%
State Revenue	N/A	N/A
Local Revenue	83.0%	85.1%

Howard University Middle School of Math and Science PCS

Federal State Local

Richard Wright PCS for Journalism and Media Arts

Federal State Local

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

Group	Howard University Middle School of Math and Science PCS	Richard Wright PCS for Journalism and Media Arts
White	0.0%	1.0%
African American	94.1%	97.7%
Hispanic or Latino	5.2%	1.3%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Multiracial	0.0%	0.0%
Free/Reduced Lunch	N/A	N/A

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

Resource	Howard University Middle School of Math and Science PCS	Richard Wright PCS for Journalism and Media Arts
AP Courses Offered	N/A	1
Schools with AP	0	1
Avg Gifted Enrollment	N/A	N/A
Avg Counselor Ratio	283:1	295:1
Chronic Absenteeism	21.8%	19.0%

Regular Schools 0

Charter Schools 1

Magnet Schools 0

Title I Schools 1

Regular Schools 0

Charter Schools 1

Magnet Schools 0

Title I Schools 1

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