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

Maya Angelou Pcs - Hs

Federal NCES profile for Maya Angelou Pcs - Hs, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 41/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 110001400391Charter school
0/100100/10041/100
👥 S:T ratio
49
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
85
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Maya Angelou Pcs - Hs earns 41/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 70% of District of Columbia schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most District of Columbia schools.

#15 of 35
high schools in Washington · Resource Index
41
Resource Index · Typical
12.8:1
large classes for District of Columbia
218
students enrolled

Maya Angelou Pcs - Hs has class sizes larger than 70% of District of Columbia schools. Computed live against every District of Columbia school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Maya Angelou Pcs - Hs ranks #15 of 35 high schools in Washington, DC.

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

+12 students YoY

Maya Angelou Pcs - Hs grew from 212 students in 2022-23 to 224 in 2023-24 (+5.7%).

Teacher FTE added 17.0 → 21.0 across the same CCD years.

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

Growing CCD campus

+12 students YoY 110001400391 · Washington, DC High · SMALL · CHARTER

218 enr · 12.8:1 · RII 41

Nearest enrollment peer: Maya Angelou Pcs - Academy at Dc Jail (40 students)

Maya Angelou Pcs - Hs grew from 212 students in 2022-23 to 224 in 2023-24 (+5.7%). Teacher FTE added 17.0 → 21.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · District of Columbia schools → · Find another →

How Maya Angelou Pcs - Hs compares

Maya Angelou Pcs - Hs is a growing 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 12.8:1 ▲ 4% 12.3:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 218 top 84% - -

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

12.8:1
Leaner classes than 68% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
218
Bigger than 22% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
12.8:1
students per teacher - 4% above state mean
Top 70% in District of Columbia - lower ratio than 30% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
71.1%
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
$73,361
per pupil, district-wide - above 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
Counselors3.0 FTE
Per 73 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 15 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 6.9 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

African American 98.6%
Hispanic or Latino 0.9%
White 0.5%

Largest group: African American at 98.6% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 2.8/100

Simpson diversity index - at 2.8, Maya Angelou Pcs - Hs is less mixed than the District of Columbia school average of 33.3.

Programs

AP program Not offered

District finance for Maya Angelou Pcs reports $73,361 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Maya Angelou Pcs - Hs Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Maya Angelou Pcs - Academy at Dc Jail Smaller No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Maya Angelou Pcs · 1 sibling school

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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 Maya Angelou Pcs - Hs

How many students attend Maya Angelou Pcs - Hs?

Maya Angelou Pcs - Hs has 218 students enrolled. It is a high school in Washington, DC. CCD year-over-year: 212 (2022-23) → 224 (2023-24), up 12.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Maya Angelou Pcs - Hs?

The student-teacher ratio at Maya Angelou Pcs - Hs is 12.8:1, which is 4% higher than the District of Columbia average of 12.3:1 and 18% lower than the national average of 15.7:1.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Maya Angelou Pcs - Hs?

The largest demographic group at Maya Angelou Pcs - Hs is African American at 98.6% of enrollment, in Washington, DC.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Maya Angelou Pcs - Hs?

Maya Angelou Pcs - Hs has a Resource Investment Index of 41/100 (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 Maya Angelou Pcs - Hs rank among high schools in Washington?

By Resource Investment Index, Maya Angelou Pcs - Hs ranks #15 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 Maya Angelou Pcs?

Besides Maya Angelou Pcs - Hs, Maya Angelou Pcs also operates Maya Angelou Pcs - Academy at Dc Jail (40 students). See the Maya Angelou 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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