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Washington, District of Columbia - 3 schools
An equity score of 49/100 ranks Capital City Pcs #16 of 51 districts in District of Columbia (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $29,790 per pupil, Capital City Pcs ranks #26 of 58 District of Columbia districts by per-pupil spending (District of Columbia districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,004
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$29,790
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Capital City Pcs operates 3 public schools serving 1,004 students, placing it among the smallest districts in District of Columbia. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high, 1 elementary, 1 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 $29,790 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 89.0% local, and 11.0% 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 49/100, ranked #16 of 51 in District of Columbia against a state average of 38, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (7 AP courses district-wide), a 338.3:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 34.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 70.9% Hispanic or Latino, 20.9% African American, 4.2% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Capital City Pcs - Hs, with a diversity index of 47.5/100.
Its largest campus is Capital City Pcs - Hs, enrolling 348 students (34% of the district's total enrollment).
Capital City Pcs - Hs accounts for 34.3% of all Capital City Pcs student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Capital City Pcs-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Capital City Pcs student-counselor ratio is 338:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Variation between sub-units within Capital City Pcs is typically wider than the Capital City Pcs-aggregate figure suggests.
Capital City Pcs chronic absenteeism rate is 34.4% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Capital City Pcs has 3 schools, including 1 high, 1 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 1,004 students.
How much does Capital City Pcs spend per student?
Capital City Pcs spends $29,790 per student. The district has an equity score of 49/100, ranking #16 in District of Columbia.
What is the demographic composition of Capital City Pcs?
Capital City Pcs students are 70.9% Hispanic or Latino, 20.9% African American, 4.2% White, 0.7% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Capital City Pcs?
Capital City Pcs has an equity score of 49/100, ranking #16 out of 51 districts in District of Columbia.