Other / mixed grade configuration · Washington, DC

Center City Pcs - Brightwood

Federal NCES profile for Center City Pcs - Brightwood, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 55/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 110007300400Charter school
0/100100/10055/100
👥 S:T ratio
55
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
46
📋 Attendance
89
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Center City Pcs - Brightwood earns 55/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the District of Columbia median.

#6 of 154
schools in Washington · Resource Index
55
Resource Index · Higher
11.2:1
students per teacher
269
students enrolled

Center City Pcs - Brightwood has class sizes near the District of Columbia median. Computed live against every District of Columbia school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Center City Pcs - Brightwood ranks #6 of 154 schools in Washington, DC.

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

+1 students YoY

Center City Pcs - Brightwood held near 261 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+1 headcount).

Teacher FTE lost 24.0 → 23.0 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

+1 students YoY 110007300400 · Washington, DC Other · SMALL · CHARTER

269 enr · 11.2:1 · RII 55

Nearest enrollment peer: Center City Pcs - Capitol Hill (257 students)

Center City Pcs - Brightwood held near 261 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+1 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 24.0 → 23.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · District of Columbia schools → · Find another →

Center City Pcs - Brightwood in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Center City Pcs - Brightwood reports 269 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 Center City Pcs - Brightwood compares

Center City Pcs - Brightwood 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 11.2:1 ▼ 9% 12.3:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 269 top 70% - -

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

11.2:1
Leaner classes than 82% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
269
Bigger than 28% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
11.2:1
students per teacher - 9% below state mean
Top 48% in District of Columbia - lower ratio than 52% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
4.5%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Below 5%, comfortably under the pre-pandemic national baseline for chronic absenteeism.
Funding equity
$27,018
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 269 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
5
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.9 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.9 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

African American 58.6%
Hispanic or Latino 38.4%
Two or More 2.6%
White 0.4%

Largest group: African American at 58.6% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 50.8/100

Simpson diversity index - at 50.8, Center City Pcs - Brightwood is more mixed than the District of Columbia school average of 33.3.

Programs

District finance for Center City Pcs reports $27,018 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Center City Pcs - Brightwood Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Center City Pcs - Capitol Hill Similar size No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Center City Pcs - Petworth Similar size No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Center City Pcs - Congress Heights Similar size No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Center City Pcs - Trinidad Similar size No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Center City Pcs - Shaw Similar size No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Center City Pcs · 5 sibling schools

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Similar other schools in Washington

6 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.

Nationwide other 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 Center City Pcs - Brightwood

How many students attend Center City Pcs - Brightwood?

Center City Pcs - Brightwood has 269 students enrolled. It is a public school in Washington, DC. CCD year-over-year: 260 (2022-23) → 261 (2023-24), nearly flat (+1).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Center City Pcs - Brightwood?

The student-teacher ratio at Center City Pcs - Brightwood is 11.2:1, which is 9% lower than the District of Columbia average of 12.3:1 and 29% 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 Center City Pcs - Brightwood?

The largest demographic group at Center City Pcs - Brightwood is African American at 58.6% of enrollment, in Washington, DC. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 50.8/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Center City Pcs - Brightwood?

Center City Pcs - Brightwood has a Resource Investment Index of 55/100 (higher 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 Center City Pcs - Brightwood rank among schools in Washington?

By Resource Investment Index, Center City Pcs - Brightwood ranks #6 of 154 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 schools in Washington on the city page.

What other schools are in Center City Pcs?

Besides Center City Pcs - Brightwood, Center City Pcs also operates Center City Pcs - Capitol Hill (257 students), Center City Pcs - Petworth (255 students), and Center City Pcs - Congress Heights (251 students). See the Center 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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