Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy PCS

Public school district · District of Columbia · District of Columbia · NCES district ID 1100044

Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy PCS spent $36,159 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 75% of the other District of Columbia districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $31,321). Its one school enrolled 310 students in 2024-25.

Spending per student among District of Columbia districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy PCS in enrollment (262 to 346 students) and Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy PCS itself.

Current spending per student, District of Columbia districts closest in size to Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy PCS, FY23Thurgood Marshall Academy $38,858; Idea Pcs $36,919; Statesmen College Preparatory Academy for Boys PCS $36,256; Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy PCS $36,159; Howard University Middle School of Math and Science PCS $35,039; Kingsman Academy PCS $33,603; Richard Wright PCS for Journalism and Media Arts $30,493; Sela PCS $28,300; Breakthrough Montessori Public Charter School $25,731; Shining Stars Montessori Academy PCS $21,015; State median, under 1,000 students $31,321.10k20k30k40kThurgood Marshall Academy$38,858Idea Pcs$36,919Statesmen College Preparatory …$36,256Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academ…$36,159Howard University Middle Schoo…$35,039Kingsman Academy PCS$33,603Richard Wright PCS for Journal…$30,493Sela PCS$28,300Breakthrough Montessori Public…$25,731Shining Stars Montessori Acade…$21,015State median, under 1,000 students $31,321
Current spending per student, District of Columbia districts closest in size to Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy PCS, FY23Thurgood Marshall Academy $38,858; Idea Pcs $36,919; Statesmen College Preparatory Academy for Boys PCS $36,256; Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy PCS $36,159; Howard University Middle School of Math and Science PCS $35,039; Kingsman Academy PCS $33,603; Richard Wright PCS for Journalism and Media Arts $30,493; Sela PCS $28,300; Breakthrough Montessori Public Charter School $25,731; Shining Stars Montessori Academy PCS $21,015; State median, under 1,000 students $31,321.10k20k30k40kThurgood Marshall Academy$38,858Idea Pcs$36,919Statesmen College Preparatory Acade…$36,256Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy PCS$36,159Howard University Middle School of …$35,039Kingsman Academy PCS$33,603Richard Wright PCS for Journalism a…$30,493Sela PCS$28,300Breakthrough Montessori Public Char…$25,731Shining Stars Montessori Academy PCS$21,015State median, under 1,000 students $31,321
Current spending per student, District of Columbia districts closest in size to Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy PCS, FY23Thurgood Marshall Academy $38,858; Idea Pcs $36,919; Statesmen College Preparatory Academy for Boys PCS $36,256; Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy PCS $36,159; Howard University Middle School of Math and Science PCS $35,039; Kingsman Academy PCS $33,603; Richard Wright PCS for Journalism and Media Arts $30,493; Sela PCS $28,300; Breakthrough Montessori Public Charter School $25,731; Shining Stars Montessori Academy PCS $21,015; State median, under 1,000 students $31,321.10k20k30k40kThurgood Marshall Academy$38,858Idea Pcs$36,919Statesmen College Preparatory Academy for B…$36,256Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy PCS$36,159Howard University Middle School of Math and…$35,039Kingsman Academy PCS$33,603Richard Wright PCS for Journalism and Media…$30,493Sela PCS$28,300Breakthrough Montessori Public Charter Scho…$25,731Shining Stars Montessori Academy PCS$21,015State median, under 1,000 students $31,321
Current spending per student, District of Columbia districts closest in size to Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy PCS, FY23Thurgood Marshall Academy $38,858; Idea Pcs $36,919; Statesmen College Preparatory Academy for Boys PCS $36,256; Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy PCS $36,159; Howard University Middle School of Math and Science PCS $35,039; Kingsman Academy PCS $33,603; Richard Wright PCS for Journalism and Media Arts $30,493; Sela PCS $28,300; Breakthrough Montessori Public Charter School $25,731; Shining Stars Montessori Academy PCS $21,015; State median, under 1,000 students $31,321.10k20k30k40kThurgood Marshall Academy$38,858Idea Pcs$36,919Statesmen College Preparatory Academy f…$36,256Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy PCS$36,159Howard University Middle School of Math…$35,039Kingsman Academy PCS$33,603Richard Wright PCS for Journalism and M…$30,493Sela PCS$28,300Breakthrough Montessori Public Charter…$25,731Shining Stars Montessori Academy PCS$21,015State median, under 1,000 students $31,321

Where the money came from

$10,684,000 in revenue: not reported state, 81.2% local and 18.8% federal. Total spending including $48,000 of capital outlay was $11,402,000, or $36,312 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy PCS revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $0; Local $8,672,000; Federal $2,012,000; total $10,684,000.
  • State$0 0%
  • Local$8,672,000 81%
  • Federal$2,012,000 19%

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 49 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

314 students in 2022-23, 361 students in 2023-24, 310 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy PCS enrollment by school year2022-23: 314, 2023-24: 361, 2024-25: 31001002003004002022-233142023-243612024-25310
Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy PCS enrollment by school year2022-23: 314, 2023-24: 361, 2024-25: 31001002003004002022-233142023-243612024-25310
Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy PCS enrollment by school year2022-23: 314, 2023-24: 361, 2024-25: 31001002003004002022-233142023-243612024-25310
Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy PCS enrollment by school year2022-23: 314, 2023-24: 361, 2024-25: 31001002003004002022-233142023-243612024-25310

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2331432.09.8
2023-2436145.08.0
2024-2531046.06.7

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

$3,357,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $10,691 per student

Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy PCS booked $3,357,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 32 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 $104,906 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 83 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$2,623,00078.1%
Special education$272,0008.1%
Other programs$462,00013.8%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $7,627 in 2018-19, $7,889 in 2019-20, $8,419 in 2020-21, $8,926 in 2021-22, $10,691 in 2022-23.

Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy PCS teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $7,627, 2019-20: $7,889, 2020-21: $8,419, 2021-22: $8,926, 2022-23: $10,69105k10k15k2018-19$7,6272019-20$7,8892020-21$8,4192021-22$8,9262022-23$10,691
Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy PCS teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $7,627, 2019-20: $7,889, 2020-21: $8,419, 2021-22: $8,926, 2022-23: $10,69105k10k15k2018-19$7,6272019-20$7,8892020-21$8,4192021-22$8,9262022-23$10,691
Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy PCS teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $7,627, 2019-20: $7,889, 2020-21: $8,419, 2021-22: $8,926, 2022-23: $10,69105k10k15k2018-19$7,6272019-20$7,8892020-21$8,4192021-22$8,9262022-23$10,691
Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy PCS teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $7,627, 2019-20: $7,889, 2020-21: $8,419, 2021-22: $8,926, 2022-23: $10,69105k10k15k2018-19$7,6272019-20$7,8892020-21$8,4192021-22$8,9262022-23$10,691

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 Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy PCS scored proficient or above: 15-19% in reading and 10-14% 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 arts15-19%30.6%144
Math10-14%19.3%144

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.

1 elementary school, 310 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy PCS3106.7All 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 Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy 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 Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy PCS

  1. District of Columbia districts by spending per studentMary McLeod Bethune Day Academy PCS ranks 13 of 49 District of Columbia districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($36,159).#13 of 49
  2. Every school district in District of ColumbiaMary McLeod Bethune Day Academy PCS is the number 43 by size of 71 District of Columbia districts, with 314 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#43 of 71
  3. Kingsman Academy PCSThe next larger District of Columbia district: 315 students in fall 2022, $33,603 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$33,603
  4. Idea PcsThe next smaller District of Columbia district: 307 students in fall 2022, $36,919 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$36,919
  5. Compare Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy PCS with Kingsman Academy PCSEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across District of ColumbiaMary McLeod Bethune Day Academy PCS spent $104,906 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $84,894); spending, not a salary.$104,906
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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 Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy PCS

  1. How many schools and students are in Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy PCS?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 elementary), enrolling 310 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy PCS spend per student?
    $36,159 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 fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $31,321 and the U.S. figure is $16,260.
  3. Where does Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy PCS' money come from?
    $10,684,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: not reported state, 81.2% local and 18.8% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How much does Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy PCS spend on teacher salaries?
    $3,357,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $10,691 per student. Divided by the 32 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $104,906 per teacher, more than 83 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 Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy PCS do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy PCS scored proficient or above: 15-19% in reading and 10-14% 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 Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy PCS' NCES district ID?
    1100044. 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