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

Friendship Pcs - Technology Preparatory Hs

Federal NCES profile for Friendship Pcs - Technology Preparatory Hs, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 43/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 110000800496Charter school
0/100100/10043/100
👥 S:T ratio
71
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
69
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Friendship Pcs - Technology Preparatory Hs earns 43/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 95% of District of Columbia schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most District of Columbia schools.

#11 of 35
high schools in Washington · Resource Index
43
Resource Index · Typical
7.3:1
small classes for District of Columbia
307
students enrolled

Friendship Pcs - Technology Preparatory Hs has class sizes smaller than 95% of District of Columbia schools. Computed live against every District of Columbia school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Friendship Pcs - Technology Preparatory Hs ranks #11 of 35 high schools in Washington, DC.

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

-30 students YoY

Friendship Pcs - Technology Preparatory Hs shrank from 357 students in 2022-23 to 327 in 2023-24 (-8.4%).

Teacher FTE held 42.0 → 42.0 across the same CCD years.

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

Shrinking CCD campus

-30 students YoY 110000800496 · Washington, DC High · SMALL · CHARTER

307 enr · 7.3:1 · RII 43

Nearest enrollment peer: Friendship Pcs - Collegiate Academy (745 students)

Friendship Pcs - Technology Preparatory Hs shrank from 357 students in 2022-23 to 327 in 2023-24 (-8.4%). Teacher FTE held 42.0 → 42.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · District of Columbia schools → · Find another →

Friendship Pcs - Technology Preparatory Hs in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Friendship Pcs - Technology Preparatory Hs reports 307 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 Friendship Pcs - Technology Preparatory Hs compares

Friendship Pcs - Technology Preparatory Hs is a shrinking campus on CCD: 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 7.3:1 ▼ 41% 12.3:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 307 top 60% - -

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

7.3:1
Leaner classes than 96% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
307
Bigger than 33% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
7.3:1
students per teacher - 41% below state mean
Top 5% in District of Columbia - lower ratio than 95% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
51.1%
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
$23,955
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
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 154 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 24 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 7.8 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 2 expulsions.

Student demographics

African American 98.4%
Hispanic or Latino 1.6%

Largest group: African American at 98.4% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 3.1/100

Simpson diversity index - at 3.1, Friendship Pcs - Technology Preparatory Hs is less mixed than the District of Columbia school average of 33.3.

Programs

AP courses offered 5

District finance for Friendship Pcs reports $23,955 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Friendship Pcs - Technology Preparatory Hs Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Friendship Pcs - Collegiate Academy Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Friendship Pcs - Online Academy Similar size No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Friendship Pcs - Southeast Elementary Similar size No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Friendship Pcs - Southeast Middle Similar size No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Friendship Pcs - Chamberlain Middle Similar size No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Friendship Pcs · 5 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 Friendship Pcs - Technology Preparatory Hs

How many students attend Friendship Pcs - Technology Preparatory Hs?

Friendship Pcs - Technology Preparatory Hs has 307 students enrolled. It is a high school in Washington, DC. CCD year-over-year: 357 (2022-23) → 327 (2023-24), down 30.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Friendship Pcs - Technology Preparatory Hs?

The student-teacher ratio at Friendship Pcs - Technology Preparatory Hs is 7.3:1, which is 41% lower than the District of Columbia average of 12.3:1 and 54% 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 Friendship Pcs - Technology Preparatory Hs?

The largest demographic group at Friendship Pcs - Technology Preparatory Hs is African American at 98.4% of enrollment, in Washington, DC.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Friendship Pcs - Technology Preparatory Hs?

Friendship Pcs - Technology Preparatory Hs has a Resource Investment Index of 43/100 (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 Friendship Pcs - Technology Preparatory Hs rank among high schools in Washington?

By Resource Investment Index, Friendship Pcs - Technology Preparatory Hs ranks #11 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 Friendship Pcs?

Besides Friendship Pcs - Technology Preparatory Hs, Friendship Pcs also operates Friendship Pcs - Collegiate Academy (745 students), Friendship Pcs - Online Academy (366 students), and Friendship Pcs - Southeast Elementary (357 students). See the Friendship 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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