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

Goodwill Excel Center Pcs

Federal NCES profile for Goodwill Excel Center Pcs, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 14/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 110010500508Charter school
0/100100/10014/100
👥 S:T ratio
2
📚 AP courses
10
🌟 Gifted program
30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Goodwill Excel Center Pcs earns 14/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 98% of District of Columbia schools.

#35 of 35
high schools in Washington · Resource Index
14
Resource Index · Lower
24.4:1
large classes for District of Columbia
440
students enrolled

Goodwill Excel Center Pcs has class sizes larger than 98% of District of Columbia schools. Computed live against every District of Columbia school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Goodwill Excel Center Pcs ranks #35 of 35 high schools in Washington, DC.

Enrollment

440

District of Columbia · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

18.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

24.4:1

vs 12.3:1 District of Columbia avg

+98% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Goodwill Excel Center Pcs compares with District of Columbia and U.S. medians

Larger classes than state median
0:135:124.4:1

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

What stands out at Goodwill Excel Center Pcs

Goodwill Excel Center Pcs is a mid-sized charter high school in Washington, District of Columbia, enrolling 440 students.

Class loads run heavy: 24.4:1 is larger than about 98% of District of Columbia schools and 98% above the 12.3:1 state mean, so each teacher carries more students than is typical.

Enrollment of 440 puts it in the larger third of District of Columbia schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index trails 99% of the 243 District of Columbia schools with a score on record, one of the lower results on this measure.

Its student body is predominantly African American (94% of enrollment) (diversity index 12/100).

The surrounding Goodwill Excel Center Pcs spends $21,249 per pupil, 33% below the District of Columbia average, a leaner-resourced district than most.

Among Washington's high schools, it stands alongside Jackson-Reed Hs (1,855 students): Goodwill Excel Center Pcs is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs heavier classes (24.4:1 vs 14.6:1).

Goodwill Excel Center Pcs is a single-school charter district, so Goodwill Excel Center Pcs operates independently rather than alongside district-mates.

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 Goodwill Excel Center Pcs compares

Goodwill Excel Center Pcs 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 24.4:1 ▲ 98% 12.3:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 440 top 24% - -

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

24.4:1
Leaner classes than 6% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
440
Bigger than 53% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
24.4:1
students per teacher - 98% above state mean
Top 98% in District of Columbia - lower ratio than 2% of state schools
Well above 20:1, one of the more stretched staffing loads nationally relative to enrollment.
Funding equity
$21,249
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.

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 93.9%
Hispanic or Latino 4.5%
Two or More 0.9%
White 0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2%

Largest group: African American at 93.9% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 11.6/100

Simpson diversity index - at 11.6, Goodwill Excel Center Pcs is less mixed than the District of Columbia school average of 33.3.

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Goodwill Excel Center Pcs, which includes Goodwill Excel Center Pcs.

$21,249
Per student
-33%
vs District of Columbia
Avg $31,650
+28%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 95.6%
Federal 4.4%

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.

Similar high schools in Washington

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

Similar high 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 Goodwill Excel Center Pcs'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 Goodwill Excel Center Pcs

How many students attend Goodwill Excel Center Pcs?

Goodwill Excel Center Pcs has 440 students enrolled. It is a high school in Washington, DC.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Goodwill Excel Center Pcs?

The student-teacher ratio at Goodwill Excel Center Pcs is 24.4:1, which is 98% higher than the District of Columbia average of 12.3:1 and 55% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Goodwill Excel Center Pcs?

The largest demographic group at Goodwill Excel Center Pcs is African American at 93.9% of enrollment, in Washington, DC.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Goodwill Excel Center Pcs?

Goodwill Excel Center Pcs has a Resource Investment Index of 14/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Goodwill Excel Center Pcs rank among high schools in Washington?

By Resource Investment Index, Goodwill Excel Center Pcs ranks #35 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.

Is Goodwill Excel Center Pcs a good school?

Goodwill Excel Center Pcs earns 14/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 98% of District of Columbia schools. 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 Goodwill Excel Center Pcs?

None; Goodwill Excel Center Pcs is a single-school charter district, and Goodwill Excel Center Pcs is its only campus.

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.

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

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