Other / mixed grade configuration · Washington, DC

Meridian Pcs

Federal NCES profile for Meridian Pcs, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 42/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 110001500229Charter school
0/100100/10042/100
👥 S:T ratio
60
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
77
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Meridian Pcs earns 42/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the District of Columbia median.

#53 of 154
schools in Washington · Resource Index
42
Resource Index · Typical
10:1
students per teacher
578
students enrolled

Meridian Pcs has class sizes near the District of Columbia median. Computed live against every District of Columbia school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Meridian Pcs ranks #53 of 154 schools in Washington, DC.

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

-6 students YoY

Meridian Pcs held near 621 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-6 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 58.5 → 62.0 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

-6 students YoY 110001500229 · Washington, DC Other · MID · CHARTER

578 enr · 10:1 · RII 42

Nearest enrollment peer: Sonnie Hereford Elementary School (578 students)

Meridian Pcs held near 621 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-6 headcount). Teacher FTE added 58.5 → 62.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · District of Columbia schools → · Find another →

How Meridian Pcs compares

Meridian Pcs 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 10:1 ▼ 19% 12.3:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 578 top 13% - -

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

10:1
Leaner classes than 89% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
578
Bigger than 71% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
10:1
students per teacher - 19% below state mean
Top 33% in District of Columbia - lower ratio than 67% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
57.6%
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
$31,325
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
Counselors5.0 FTE
Per 116 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
13
in-school suspensions + 8 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 2.2 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 3.6 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

African American 68.7%
Hispanic or Latino 29.6%
Asian 0.7%
Two or More 0.7%
White 0.3%

Largest group: African American at 68.7% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 44.0/100

Simpson diversity index - at 44.0, Meridian Pcs is more mixed than the District of Columbia school average of 33.3.

Programs

District finance for Meridian Pcs reports $31,325 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

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 Meridian Pcs

How many students attend Meridian Pcs?

Meridian Pcs has 578 students enrolled. It is a public school in Washington, DC. CCD year-over-year: 627 (2022-23) → 621 (2023-24), nearly flat (-6).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Meridian Pcs?

The student-teacher ratio at Meridian Pcs is 10:1, which is 19% lower than the District of Columbia average of 12.3:1 and 36% 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 Meridian Pcs?

The largest demographic group at Meridian Pcs is African American at 68.7% of enrollment, in Washington, DC.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Meridian Pcs?

Meridian Pcs has a Resource Investment Index of 42/100 (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 Meridian Pcs rank among schools in Washington?

By Resource Investment Index, Meridian Pcs ranks #53 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 Meridian Pcs?

None; Meridian Pcs is a single-school charter district, and Meridian 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 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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