Other / mixed grade configuration · Washington, DC

Center City Pcs - Trinidad

Federal NCES profile for Center City Pcs - Trinidad, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 36/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 110007300403Charter school
0/100100/10036/100
👥 S:T ratio
58
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
58
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Center City Pcs - Trinidad earns 36/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the District of Columbia median.

#82 of 154
schools in Washington · Resource Index
36
Resource Index · Typical
10.6:1
students per teacher
212
students enrolled

Center City Pcs - Trinidad 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 - Trinidad ranks #82 of 154 schools in Washington, DC.

Enrollment

212

District of Columbia · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

20.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

10.6:1

vs 12.3:1 District of Columbia avg

-14% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Center City Pcs - Trinidad compares with District of Columbia and U.S. medians

At or below state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Center City Pcs - Trinidad

Center City Pcs - Trinidad is a small charter combined-grade school in Washington, District of Columbia, enrolling 212 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 10.6:1 puts it in the smaller third of District of Columbia schools by student-teacher ratio.

Enrollment of 212 puts it in the smaller third of District of Columbia schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 243 scored District of Columbia schools.

Its student body is predominantly African American (90% of enrollment) (diversity index 19/100).

Counselor coverage is strong, about 212 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 63.7% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

Among Washington's public schools, it stands alongside District of Columbia International School (1,654 students): Center City Pcs - Trinidad is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (10.6:1 vs 11.3:1).

Center City Pcs also operates Center City Pcs - Brightwood (269 students) and Center City Pcs - Capitol Hill (257 students) alongside Center City Pcs - Trinidad.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Center City Pcs - Trinidad compares

Center City Pcs - Trinidad on the metrics families compare, against District of Columbia and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs District of Columbia District of Columbia avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 10.6:1 ▼ 14% 12.3:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 212 top 86% - -

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

10.6:1
Leaner classes than 85% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
212
Bigger than 21% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
10.6:1
students per teacher - 14% below state mean
Top 40% in District of Columbia - lower ratio than 60% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
63.7%
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
$27,041
per pupil, district-wide - below District of Columbia avg of $31,650
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 212 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.5 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.5 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

African American 90.0%
Hispanic or Latino 6.2%
Two or More 2.8%
White 0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.5%

Largest group: African American at 90.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 18.5/100

Simpson diversity index - at 18.5, Center City Pcs - Trinidad is less mixed than the District of Columbia school average of 33.3.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Center City Pcs, which includes Center City Pcs - Trinidad.

$27,041
Per student
-15%
vs District of Columbia
Avg $31,650
+63%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 87.8%
Federal 12.2%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Center City Pcs - Trinidad Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Center City Pcs - Brightwood Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T 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 - Shaw Similar size No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Center City Pcs · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar other schools in Washington

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

Similar other schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of District of Columbia, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Center City Pcs - Trinidad's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Center City Pcs - Trinidad

How many students attend Center City Pcs - Trinidad?

Center City Pcs - Trinidad has 212 students enrolled. It is a public school in Washington, DC.

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

The student-teacher ratio at Center City Pcs - Trinidad is 10.6:1, which is 14% lower than the District of Columbia average of 12.3:1 and 32% 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 - Trinidad?

The largest demographic group at Center City Pcs - Trinidad is African American at 90.0% of enrollment, in Washington, DC.

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

Center City Pcs - Trinidad has a Resource Investment Index of 36/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Center City Pcs - Trinidad rank among schools in Washington?

By Resource Investment Index, Center City Pcs - Trinidad ranks #82 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.

Is Center City Pcs - Trinidad a good school?

Center City Pcs - Trinidad earns 36/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the District of Columbia median. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Center City Pcs?

Besides Center City Pcs - Trinidad, Center City Pcs also operates Center City Pcs - Brightwood (269 students), Center City Pcs - Capitol Hill (257 students), and Center City Pcs - Petworth (255 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 2021-22) · 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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