Enrollment
80
District of Columbia · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Washington, DC
Roots Pcs
Federal NCES profile for Roots Pcs, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 39/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 110002000234Charter school
👥 S:T ratio 60
🌟 Gifted program 30
📋 Attendance 28
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Roots Pcs earns 39/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the District of Columbia median. It is also one of the smallest schools in District of Columbia.
- #66 of 154
- schools in Washington · Resource Index
- 39
- Resource Index · Typical
- 10:1
- students per teacher
- 80
- students enrolled
Roots 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, Roots Pcs ranks #66 of 154 schools in Washington, DC.
School address
District: Roots Pcs · District of Columbia
NCES ID 110002000234 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
8.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
10:1
vs 12.3:1 District of Columbia avg
-19% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Roots Pcs compares with District of Columbia and U.S. medians
What stands out at Roots Pcs
Small campus with unusually lean teacher staffing
Roots Pcs sits near the smaller end of the District of Columbia enrollment distribution while also reporting a lower student-teacher ratio than most state schools. That pairing is consistent with a compact, teacher-dense setting, though small scale can limit the number of specialized courses or support roles a campus can sustain. The program and staffing sections below show whether the lean ratio extends beyond classroom teachers into broader student services.
Attendance is the dominant support signal
Roots Pcs's 28.8% chronic-absence rate is more consequential than a generic staffing label: at least one quarter of students missed 10% or more of school days in the 2021-22 collection. That level can affect instruction, counseling demand, and continuity even when other reported resources look ordinary. The dataset records the scale of absence but not its causes, so it should prompt a current-year question rather than a conclusion about school management.
Roots Pcs is a small charter combined-grade school in Washington, District of Columbia, enrolling 80 students.
Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 10:1 puts it in the smaller third of District of Columbia schools by student-teacher ratio.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 97% of District of Columbia schools, with 80 enrolled.
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 (100% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 0/100).
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 28.8% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
Its district draws 19.3% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Among Washington's public schools, it stands alongside District of Columbia International School (1,654 students): Roots Pcs is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (10:1 vs 11.3:1).
Roots Pcs is a single-school charter district, so Roots Pcs operates independently rather than alongside district-mates. At 80 students, it is also a small operation, on the smaller end of District of Columbia's single-school districts.
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 Roots Pcs compares
Roots 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 | 10:1 | ▼ 19% | 12.3:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 80 | top 97% | - | - |
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.
80
Bigger than 8% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
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
28.8%
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
$27,730
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
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Student demographics
African American 100.0%
Largest group: African American at 100.0% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 0.0/100
Simpson diversity index - at 0.0, Roots Pcs is less mixed than the District of Columbia school average of 33.3.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Roots Pcs, which includes Roots Pcs.
$27,730
Per student
-16%
vs District of Columbia
Avg $33,119
+57%
vs U.S.
Avg $17,658
Revenue mix
Local 80.7%
Federal 19.3%
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 other schools in Washington
6 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.
District of Columbia International School
Standard public school
1,654 students 11.3:1 students per teacher
Columbia Heights Education Campus
Standard public school
1,563 students 11.3:1 students per teacher
Lafayette Es
Standard public school
923 students 15.1:1 students per teacher
Bancroft Es
Standard public school
821 students 13.7:1 students per teacher
Ingenuity Prep Pcs
Standard public school
797 students 8.8:1 students per teacher
Oyster-Adams Bilingual School
Standard public school
791 students 13.2:1 students per teacher
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.
Similar enrollment (~80 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~10:1)
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Frequently asked questions about Roots Pcs
How many students attend Roots Pcs?
Roots Pcs has 80 students enrolled. It is a public school in Washington, DC.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Roots Pcs?
The student-teacher ratio at Roots 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 Roots Pcs?
The largest demographic group at Roots Pcs is African American at 100.0% of enrollment, in Washington, DC.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Roots Pcs?
Roots Pcs has a Resource Investment Index of 39/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
How does Roots Pcs rank among schools in Washington?
By Resource Investment Index, Roots Pcs ranks #66 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 Roots Pcs?
None; Roots Pcs is a single-school charter district, and Roots Pcs is its only campus.
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