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An equity score of 59/100 ranks Perry Street Preparatory Pcs #6 of 51 districts in District of Columbia (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $29,306 per pupil, Perry Street Preparatory Pcs ranks #29 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
Perry Street Preparatory Pcs operates 1 public schools serving 451 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 $29,306 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 75.4% local, and 24.6% 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 59/100, ranked #6 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 437:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 39.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 84.7% African American, 11.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Perry Street Preparatory Pcs, enrolling 437 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Perry Street Preparatory Pcs accounts for 96.9% of all Perry Street Preparatory Pcs student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Perry Street Preparatory Pcs a distant remainder — means Perry Street Preparatory 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.
Perry Street Preparatory Pcs student-counselor ratio is 437:1 — 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.
Perry Street Preparatory Pcs chronic absenteeism rate is 39.4% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
How many schools are in Perry Street Preparatory Pcs?
Perry Street Preparatory Pcs has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 451 students.
How much does Perry Street Preparatory Pcs spend per student?
Perry Street Preparatory Pcs spends $29,306 per student. The district has an equity score of 59/100, ranking #6 in District of Columbia.
What is the demographic composition of Perry Street Preparatory Pcs?
Perry Street Preparatory Pcs students are 84.7% African American, 11.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% White, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Perry Street Preparatory Pcs?
Perry Street Preparatory Pcs has an equity score of 59/100, ranking #6 out of 51 districts in District of Columbia.