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Washington, District of Columbia - 1 schools
An equity score of 58/100 ranks Washington Leadership Academy Pcs #10 of 51 districts in District of Columbia (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $35,503 per pupil, Washington Leadership Academy Pcs ranks #10 of 58 District of Columbia districts by per-pupil spending (District of Columbia districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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$35,503
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Washington Leadership Academy Pcs operates 1 public schools serving 377 students, placing it among the smallest districts in District of Columbia. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high 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 $35,503 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 88.4% local, and 11.6% 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 58/100, ranked #10 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (10 AP courses district-wide), a 193:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 73.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 80.8% African American, 15.8% Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% White across the district's schools.
Washington Leadership Academy Pcs accounts for 100.0% of all Washington Leadership Academy Pcs student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Washington Leadership Academy Pcs a distant remainder — means Washington Leadership Academy Pcs-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Washington Leadership Academy Pcs student-counselor ratio is 193:1 — 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.
Washington Leadership Academy Pcs chronic absenteeism rate is 73.3% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Comparisons are relative to Washington Leadership Academy 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 Washington Leadership Academy Pcs?
Washington Leadership Academy Pcs has 1 school, including 1 high. Total enrollment is 377 students.
How much does Washington Leadership Academy Pcs spend per student?
Washington Leadership Academy Pcs spends $35,503 per student. The district has an equity score of 58/100, ranking #10 in District of Columbia.
What is the demographic composition of Washington Leadership Academy Pcs?
Washington Leadership Academy Pcs students are 80.8% African American, 15.8% Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% White, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Washington Leadership Academy Pcs?
Washington Leadership Academy Pcs has an equity score of 58/100, ranking #10 out of 51 districts in District of Columbia.