DC Prep PCS

Public school district · District of Columbia · District of Columbia · NCES district ID 1100048

DC Prep PCS spent $29,080 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 60% of the other District of Columbia districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $27,018). Its 6 schools enrolled 2,181 students in 2024-25.

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among District of Columbia's largest districts

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. Among the 10 districts shown, DC Prep PCS ranks 4.

Current spending per student, largest District of Columbia districts, FY23Rocketship Education DC PCS $31,705; District of Columbia Public Schools $31,629; E.L. Haynes Public Charter School $31,176; DC Prep PCS $29,080; Center City PCS $27,018; KIPP DC Public Schools $25,700; Mundo Verde Bilingual PCS $25,625; Two Rivers Public Charter School $24,862; District of Columbia International School $24,063; Friendship Public Charter School $23,955; State median, 1,000+ students $27,018.20k25k30k35kRocketship Education DC PCS$31,705District of Columbia Public Sc…$31,629E.L. Haynes Public Charter Sch…$31,176DC Prep PCS$29,080Center City PCS$27,018KIPP DC Public Schools$25,700Mundo Verde Bilingual PCS$25,625Two Rivers Public Charter Scho…$24,862District of Columbia Internati…$24,063Friendship Public Charter Scho…$23,955State median, 1,000+ students $27,018
Current spending per student, largest District of Columbia districts, FY23Rocketship Education DC PCS $31,705; District of Columbia Public Schools $31,629; E.L. Haynes Public Charter School $31,176; DC Prep PCS $29,080; Center City PCS $27,018; KIPP DC Public Schools $25,700; Mundo Verde Bilingual PCS $25,625; Two Rivers Public Charter School $24,862; District of Columbia International School $24,063; Friendship Public Charter School $23,955; State median, 1,000+ students $27,018.20k25k30k35kRocketship Education DC PCS$31,705District of Columbia Public Schools$31,629E.L. Haynes Public Charter School$31,176DC Prep PCS$29,080Center City PCS$27,018KIPP DC Public Schools$25,700Mundo Verde Bilingual PCS$25,625Two Rivers Public Charter School$24,862District of Columbia International …$24,063Friendship Public Charter School$23,955State median, 1,000+ students $27,018
Current spending per student, largest District of Columbia districts, FY23Rocketship Education DC PCS $31,705; District of Columbia Public Schools $31,629; E.L. Haynes Public Charter School $31,176; DC Prep PCS $29,080; Center City PCS $27,018; KIPP DC Public Schools $25,700; Mundo Verde Bilingual PCS $25,625; Two Rivers Public Charter School $24,862; District of Columbia International School $24,063; Friendship Public Charter School $23,955; State median, 1,000+ students $27,018.20k25k30k35kRocketship Education DC PCS$31,705District of Columbia Public Schools$31,629E.L. Haynes Public Charter School$31,176DC Prep PCS$29,080Center City PCS$27,018KIPP DC Public Schools$25,700Mundo Verde Bilingual PCS$25,625Two Rivers Public Charter School$24,862District of Columbia International School$24,063Friendship Public Charter School$23,955State median, 1,000+ students $27,018
Current spending per student, largest District of Columbia districts, FY23Rocketship Education DC PCS $31,705; District of Columbia Public Schools $31,629; E.L. Haynes Public Charter School $31,176; DC Prep PCS $29,080; Center City PCS $27,018; KIPP DC Public Schools $25,700; Mundo Verde Bilingual PCS $25,625; Two Rivers Public Charter School $24,862; District of Columbia International School $24,063; Friendship Public Charter School $23,955; State median, 1,000+ students $27,018.20k25k30k35kRocketship Education DC PCS$31,705District of Columbia Public Schools$31,629E.L. Haynes Public Charter School$31,176DC Prep PCS$29,080Center City PCS$27,018KIPP DC Public Schools$25,700Mundo Verde Bilingual PCS$25,625Two Rivers Public Charter School$24,862District of Columbia International Scho…$24,063Friendship Public Charter School$23,955State median, 1,000+ students $27,018

Where the money came from

$69,469,000 in revenue: not reported state, 85.2% local and 14.8% federal. Total spending including $3,244,000 of capital outlay was $67,103,000, or $31,533 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

DC Prep PCS revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $0; Local $59,206,000; Federal $10,263,000; total $69,469,000.
  • State$0 0%
  • Local$59,206,000 85%
  • Federal$10,263,000 15%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 11 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

2,128 students in 2022-23, 2,144 students in 2023-24, 2,181 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

DC Prep PCS enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,128, 2023-24: 2,144, 2024-25: 2,18101k2k3k2022-232,1282023-242,1442024-252,181
DC Prep PCS enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,128, 2023-24: 2,144, 2024-25: 2,18101k2k3k2022-232,1282023-242,1442024-252,181
DC Prep PCS enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,128, 2023-24: 2,144, 2024-25: 2,18101k2k3k2022-232,1282023-242,1442024-252,181
DC Prep PCS enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,128, 2023-24: 2,144, 2024-25: 2,18101k2k3k2022-232,1282023-242,1442024-252,181

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-232,128177.012.0
2023-242,144191.011.2
2024-252,181192.011.4

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$20,907,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $9,825 per student

DC Prep PCS booked $20,907,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 177 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $118,119 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 96 in 100 District of Columbia districts with a figure (state median $84,894, 48 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average District of Columbia teacher salary at $82,523 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$16,170,00077.3%
Special education$4,737,00022.7%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $7,521 in 2018-19, $7,885 in 2019-20, $6,992 in 2020-21, $7,057 in 2021-22, $9,825 in 2022-23.

DC Prep PCS teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $7,521, 2019-20: $7,885, 2020-21: $6,992, 2021-22: $7,057, 2022-23: $9,82502.5k5k7.5k10k2018-19$7,5212019-20$7,8852020-21$6,9922021-22$7,0572022-23$9,825
DC Prep PCS teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $7,521, 2019-20: $7,885, 2020-21: $6,992, 2021-22: $7,057, 2022-23: $9,82502.5k5k7.5k10k2018-19$7,5212019-20$7,8852020-21$6,9922021-22$7,0572022-23$9,825
DC Prep PCS teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $7,521, 2019-20: $7,885, 2020-21: $6,992, 2021-22: $7,057, 2022-23: $9,82502.5k5k7.5k10k2018-19$7,5212019-20$7,8852020-21$6,9922021-22$7,0572022-23$9,825
DC Prep PCS teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $7,521, 2019-20: $7,885, 2020-21: $6,992, 2021-22: $7,057, 2022-23: $9,82502.5k5k7.5k10k2018-19$7,5212019-20$7,8852020-21$6,9922021-22$7,0572022-23$9,825

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in DC Prep PCS scored proficient or above: 23% in reading and 16% in math, against 30.6% in reading and 19.3% in math across District of Columbia. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within District of Columbia, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtDistrict of ColumbiaStudents tested
Reading and language arts23%30.6%1,007
Math16%19.3%1,008

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

3 elementary schools, 1,240 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
DC Prep PCS - Benning Elementary School43013.4All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
DC Prep PCS - Anacostia Elementary School40912.8All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
DC Prep PCS - Edgewood Elementary School40110.6All free (CEP)Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

3 middle schools, 941 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
DC Prep PCS - Benning Middle School31810.3All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
DC Prep PCS - Anacostia Middle School31511.7All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
DC Prep PCS - Edgewood Middle School3089.6All free (CEP)Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact DC Prep PCS

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about DC Prep PCS

  1. District of Columbia districts by spending per studentDC Prep PCS ranks 5 of 11 District of Columbia districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($29,080).#5 of 11
  2. Every school district in District of ColumbiaDC Prep PCS is the number 4 by size of 71 District of Columbia districts, with 2,128 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#4 of 71
  3. Friendship Public Charter SchoolThe next larger District of Columbia district: 4,609 students in fall 2022, $23,955 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$23,955
  4. Carlos Rosario International PCSThe next smaller District of Columbia district: 1,984 students in fall 2022.
  5. Compare DC Prep PCS with Friendship Public Charter SchoolEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across District of ColumbiaDC Prep PCS spent $118,119 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $84,894); spending, not a salary.$118,119
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about DC Prep PCS

  1. How many schools and students are in DC Prep PCS?
    6 schools were open in 2024-25 (3 elementary, 3 middle), enrolling 2,181 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does DC Prep PCS spend per student?
    $29,080 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the District of Columbia median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $27,018 and the U.S. figure is $16,260.
  3. Where does DC Prep PCS' money come from?
    $69,469,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: not reported state, 85.2% local and 14.8% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How much does DC Prep PCS spend on teacher salaries?
    $20,907,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $9,825 per student. Divided by the 177 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $118,119 per teacher, more than 96 in 100 District of Columbia districts (state median $84,894). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average District of Columbia teacher salary at $82,523 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  5. How do students in DC Prep PCS do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in DC Prep PCS scored proficient or above: 23% in reading and 16% in math, against 30.6% in reading and 19.3% in math across District of Columbia. District of Columbia's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  6. What is DC Prep PCS' NCES district ID?
    1100048. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

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Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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