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Washington, District of Columbia - 2 schools
An equity score of 44/100 ranks Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom Pcs #19 of 51 districts in District of Columbia (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $26,449 per pupil, Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom Pcs ranks #44 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
Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom Pcs operates 2 public schools serving 673 students, placing it among the smallest districts in District of Columbia. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 $26,449 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 74.8% local, and 25.2% 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 44/100, ranked #19 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 353.5:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 16.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 51.5% African American, 22.9% White, 13.3% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom Pcs - Brookland accounts for 50.1% of all Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom Pcs student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom Pcs a distant remainder — means Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom 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.
Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom Pcs student-counselor ratio is 354:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom Pcs chronic absenteeism rate is 16.0% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom Pcs is typically wider than the Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom Pcs-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom Pcs'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 Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom Pcs?
Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom Pcs has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 673 students.
How much does Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom Pcs spend per student?
Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom Pcs spends $26,449 per student. The district has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #19 in District of Columbia.
What is the demographic composition of Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom Pcs?
Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom Pcs students are 51.5% African American, 22.9% White, 13.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom Pcs?
Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom Pcs has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #19 out of 51 districts in District of Columbia.