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Washington, District of Columbia - 6 schools
An equity score of 36/100 ranks Center City Pcs #31 of 51 districts in District of Columbia (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $27,041 per pupil, Center City Pcs ranks #39 of 58 District of Columbia districts by per-pupil spending (District of Columbia districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,408
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$27,041
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Center City Pcs operates 6 public schools serving 1,408 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 $27,041 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower 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 87.8% local, and 12.2% 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 36/100, ranked #31 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.
a 241:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 41.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 75.4% African American, 20.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Center City Pcs - Brightwood, with a diversity index of 50.8/100.
Its largest campus is Center City Pcs - Brightwood, enrolling 269 students (19% of the district's total enrollment).
Center City Pcs - Brightwood accounts for 18.6% of all Center City Pcs student enrollment
That concentration means Center City 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.
Center City Pcs student-counselor ratio is 241:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Center City Pcs chronic absenteeism rate is 41.5% — 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.
Center City Pcs has 6 schools, including 6 combined. Total enrollment is 1,408 students.
How much does Center City Pcs spend per student?
Center City Pcs spends $27,041 per student. The district has an equity score of 36/100, ranking #31 in District of Columbia.
What is the demographic composition of Center City Pcs?
Center City Pcs students are 75.4% African American, 20.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% White, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Center City Pcs?
Center City Pcs has an equity score of 36/100, ranking #31 out of 51 districts in District of Columbia.