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Washington, District of Columbia - 2 schools
An equity score of 24/100 ranks Lee Montessori Pcs #39 of 51 districts in District of Columbia (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $28,504 per pupil, Lee Montessori Pcs ranks #34 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
Lee Montessori Pcs operates 2 public schools serving 479 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 $28,504 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 90.7% local, and 9.3% 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 24/100, ranked #39 of 51 in District of Columbia against a state average of 38, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 210.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 14.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 59.4% African American, 22.4% White, 8.4% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Lee Montessori Pcs - Brookland accounts for 54.8% of all Lee Montessori Pcs student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Lee Montessori Pcs a distant remainder — means Lee Montessori 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.
Lee Montessori Pcs student-counselor ratio is 211:1 — 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.
Lee Montessori Pcs chronic absenteeism rate is 14.4% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Lee Montessori Pcs has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 479 students.
How much does Lee Montessori Pcs spend per student?
Lee Montessori Pcs spends $28,504 per student. The district has an equity score of 24/100, ranking #39 in District of Columbia.
What is the demographic composition of Lee Montessori Pcs?
Lee Montessori Pcs students are 59.4% African American, 22.4% White, 8.4% Hispanic or Latino, 2.6% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Lee Montessori Pcs?
Lee Montessori Pcs has an equity score of 24/100, ranking #39 out of 51 districts in District of Columbia.