Other / mixed grade configuration · Washington, DC

St. Coletta Special Education Pcs

Federal NCES profile for St. Coletta Special Education Pcs, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 43/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 110006400367Charter school
0/100100/10043/100
👥 S:T ratio
56
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
88
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

St. Coletta Special Education Pcs earns 43/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the District of Columbia median.

#48 of 154
schools in Washington · Resource Index
43
Resource Index · Typical
10.9:1
students per teacher
250
students enrolled

St. Coletta Special Education 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, St. Coletta Special Education Pcs ranks #48 of 154 schools in Washington, DC.

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

+1 students YoY

St. Coletta Special Education Pcs held near 251 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+1 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 23.0 → 25.0 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

+1 students YoY 110006400367 · Washington, DC Other · SMALL · CHARTER

250 enr · 10.9:1 · RII 43

Nearest enrollment peer: Long Valley (250 students)

St. Coletta Special Education Pcs held near 251 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+1 headcount). Teacher FTE added 23.0 → 25.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · District of Columbia schools → · Find another →

How St. Coletta Special Education Pcs compares

St. Coletta Special Education 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 10.9:1 ▼ 11% 12.3:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 250 top 74% - -

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

10.9:1
Leaner classes than 84% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
250
Bigger than 25% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
10.9:1
students per teacher - 11% below state mean
Top 42% in District of Columbia - lower ratio than 58% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
89.2%
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.
Support staff
Counselors4.0 FTE
Per 63 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.4 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.4 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

African American 82.0%
Hispanic or Latino 9.6%
Two or More 4.4%
White 3.2%
Asian 0.8%

Largest group: African American at 82.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 31.5/100

Simpson diversity index - at 31.5, St. Coletta Special Education Pcs is about as mixed as the District of Columbia school average of 33.3.

Programs

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 St. Coletta Special Education Pcs

How many students attend St. Coletta Special Education Pcs?

St. Coletta Special Education Pcs has 250 students enrolled. It is a special-education school in Washington, DC. CCD year-over-year: 250 (2022-23) → 251 (2023-24), nearly flat (+1).

What is the student-teacher ratio at St. Coletta Special Education Pcs?

The student-teacher ratio at St. Coletta Special Education Pcs is 10.9:1, which is 11% lower than the District of Columbia average of 12.3:1 and 31% 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 St. Coletta Special Education Pcs?

The largest demographic group at St. Coletta Special Education Pcs is African American at 82.0% of enrollment, in Washington, DC.

What is the Resource Investment Index for St. Coletta Special Education Pcs?

St. Coletta Special Education Pcs 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 St. Coletta Special Education Pcs rank among schools in Washington?

By Resource Investment Index, St. Coletta Special Education Pcs ranks #48 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 St. Coletta Special Education Pcs?

None; St. Coletta Special Education Pcs is a single-school charter district, and St. Coletta Special Education 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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