High school (grades 9-12) · Washington, DC

Capital City Pcs - Hs

Federal NCES profile for Capital City Pcs - Hs, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 32/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 110003500475Charter school
0/100100/10032/100
👥 S:T ratio
66
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
30
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Capital City Pcs - Hs earns 32/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 86% of District of Columbia schools.

#23 of 35
high schools in Washington · Resource Index
32
Resource Index · Typical
8.5:1
small classes for District of Columbia
348
students enrolled

Capital City Pcs - Hs has class sizes smaller than 86% of District of Columbia schools. Computed live against every District of Columbia school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Capital City Pcs - Hs ranks #23 of 35 high schools in Washington, DC.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+8 students YoY

Capital City Pcs - Hs held near 350 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+8 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 41.6 → 43.4 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

+8 students YoY 110003500475 · Washington, DC High · SMALL · CHARTER

348 enr · 8.5:1 · RII 32

Nearest enrollment peer: Capital City Pcs - Ms (344 students)

Capital City Pcs - Hs held near 350 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+8 headcount). Teacher FTE added 41.6 → 43.4 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · District of Columbia schools → · Find another →

Capital City Pcs - Hs in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Capital City Pcs - Hs reports 348 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Capital City Pcs - Hs compares

Capital City Pcs - Hs held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs District of Columbia and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs District of Columbia District of Columbia avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 8.5:1 ▼ 31% 12.3:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 348 top 49% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

8.5:1
Leaner classes than 94% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
348
Bigger than 39% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
8.5:1
students per teacher - 31% below state mean
Top 14% in District of Columbia - lower ratio than 86% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
39.9%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$31,189
per pupil, district-wide - below District of Columbia avg of $33,119
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 348 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
20
in-school suspensions + 14 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 5.7 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 9.8 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 67.5%
African American 25.9%
Two or More 4.0%
White 1.7%
Asian 0.9%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 67.5% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 47.5/100

Simpson diversity index - at 47.5, Capital City Pcs - Hs is more mixed than the District of Columbia school average of 33.3.

Programs

AP courses offered 7

District finance for Capital City Pcs reports $31,189 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Capital City Pcs - Hs Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Capital City Pcs - Ms Similar size No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Capital City Pcs - Lower School Similar size No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Capital City Pcs - Hs's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Capital City Pcs · 2 sibling schools

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Similar high schools in Washington

6 comparable high schools (grades 9-12) serving the same city.

Nationwide high schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Capital City Pcs - Hs

How many students attend Capital City Pcs - Hs?

Capital City Pcs - Hs has 348 students enrolled. It is a high school in Washington, DC. CCD year-over-year: 342 (2022-23) → 350 (2023-24), nearly flat (+8).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Capital City Pcs - Hs?

The student-teacher ratio at Capital City Pcs - Hs is 8.5:1, which is 31% lower than the District of Columbia average of 12.3:1 and 46% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Capital City Pcs - Hs?

The largest demographic group at Capital City Pcs - Hs is Hispanic or Latino at 67.5% of enrollment, in Washington, DC.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Capital City Pcs - Hs?

Capital City Pcs - Hs has a Resource Investment Index of 32/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Capital City Pcs - Hs rank among high schools in Washington?

By Resource Investment Index, Capital City Pcs - Hs ranks #23 of 35 high schools in Washington, DC. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all high schools in Washington on the city page.

What other schools are in Capital City Pcs?

Besides Capital City Pcs - Hs, Capital City Pcs also operates Capital City Pcs - Ms (344 students) and Capital City Pcs - Lower School (323 students). See the Capital City Pcs district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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