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Washington, District of Columbia - 6 schools
An equity score of 44/100 ranks Appletree Early Learning Pcs #20 of 51 districts in District of Columbia (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $30,088 per pupil, Appletree Early Learning Pcs ranks #25 of 58 District of Columbia districts by per-pupil spending (District of Columbia districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
491
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$30,088
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Appletree Early Learning Pcs operates 6 public schools serving 491 students, placing it among the smallest districts in District of Columbia. The school portfolio breaks down into 6 combined schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in District of Columbia.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $30,088 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 58 District of Columbia districts by per-pupil spending. See how District of Columbia compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 87.6% local, and 12.4% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 44/100, ranked #20 of 51 in District of Columbia against a state average of 38, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
. Demographically, the student body averages 74.9% African American, 12.4% White, 7.6% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Appletree Early Learning Center Pcs - Lincoln Park, with a diversity index of 58.1/100.
Appletree Early Learning Center Pcs - Columbia Heights accounts for 24.2% of all Appletree Early Learning Pcs student enrollment
That concentration means Appletree Early Learning Pcs-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Appletree Early Learning Pcs school enrollment varies 3.1× across entities
Appletree Early Learning Pcs school enrollment ranges from 39 students (lowest) to 119 students (highest), a spread of 80 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.