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Washington, District of Columbia - 1 schools
An equity score of 22/100 ranks Shining Stars Montessori Academy Pcs #42 of 51 districts in District of Columbia (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $23,310 per pupil, Shining Stars Montessori Academy Pcs ranks #51 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
Shining Stars Montessori Academy Pcs operates 1 public schools serving 262 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 $23,310 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 87.4% local, and 12.6% 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 22/100, ranked #42 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.
and 25.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 66.3% African American, 18.6% Hispanic or Latino, 10.1% White across the district's schools.
Shining Stars Montessori Academy Pcs accounts for 76.0% of all Shining Stars Montessori Academy Pcs student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Shining Stars Montessori Academy Pcs a distant remainder — means Shining Stars Montessori Academy 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.
Shining Stars Montessori Academy Pcs chronic absenteeism rate is 25.6% — 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 Shining Stars Montessori Academy Pcs is typically wider than the Shining Stars Montessori Academy Pcs-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Shining Stars Montessori Academy Pcs's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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