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An equity score of 65/100 ranks Cesar Chavez Pcs for Public Policy #1 of 51 districts in District of Columbia (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $33,997 per pupil, Cesar Chavez Pcs for Public Policy ranks #12 of 58 District of Columbia districts by per-pupil spending (District of Columbia districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Cesar Chavez Pcs for Public Policy operates 1 public schools serving 401 students, placing it among the smallest districts in District of Columbia. The school portfolio breaks down into 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 $33,997 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 78.5% local, and 21.5% 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 65/100, ranked #1 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.
a 183.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 70.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 87.2% African American, 10.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% White across the district's schools.
Cesar Chavez Public Charter Schools for Public Policy accounts for 91.5% of all Cesar Chavez Pcs for Public Policy student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Cesar Chavez Pcs for Public Policy a distant remainder — means Cesar Chavez Pcs for Public Policy-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.
Cesar Chavez Pcs for Public Policy student-counselor ratio is 184:1 — 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.
Cesar Chavez Pcs for Public Policy chronic absenteeism rate is 70.3% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Comparisons are relative to Cesar Chavez Pcs for Public Policy's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Cesar Chavez Pcs for Public Policy?
Cesar Chavez Pcs for Public Policy has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 401 students.
How much does Cesar Chavez Pcs for Public Policy spend per student?
Cesar Chavez Pcs for Public Policy spends $33,997 per student. The district has an equity score of 65/100, ranking #1 in District of Columbia.
What is the demographic composition of Cesar Chavez Pcs for Public Policy?
Cesar Chavez Pcs for Public Policy students are 87.2% African American, 10.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Cesar Chavez Pcs for Public Policy?
Cesar Chavez Pcs for Public Policy has an equity score of 65/100, ranking #1 out of 51 districts in District of Columbia.