Public schools and districts in District of Columbia
A source-first directory of every currently open local education agency and school in the federal NCES file. The directory includes regular districts, charter agencies, service agencies, and other official agency types; rankings compare regular districts separately.
- Education agencies
- 69
- Regular districts
- 1
- Schools
- 244
- Students in regular districts
- 52,299
Agency and school directory: preliminary NCES CCD 2025–26. Enrollment and teacher counts: NCES CCD 2024–25 where reported.
Browse District of Columbia agencies by name
Starting points by reported enrollment
| Agency | Location | Schools | Students | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia Public Schools NCES 1100030 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Washington | 117 | 52,299 | 11:1 |
| KIPP DC PCS NCES 1100031 · Independent charter district | Washington | 20 | 7,407 | 12.6:1 |
| Friendship PCS NCES 1100008 · Independent charter district | Washington | 15 | 4,417 | 10.8:1 |
| DC Prep PCS NCES 1100048 · Independent charter district | Washington | 6 | 2,189 | 11.4:1 |
| Carlos Rosario International PCS NCES 1100004 · Independent charter district | Washington | 0 | 2,159 | — |
| District of Columbia International School NCES 1100097 · Independent charter district | Washington | 1 | 1,663 | 10.4:1 |
| Center City PCS NCES 1100073 · Independent charter district | Washington | 6 | 1,447 | 9.9:1 |
| Rocketship Education DC PCS NCES 1100106 · Independent charter district | Washington | 3 | 1,198 | 15.5:1 |
| E.L. Haynes PCS NCES 1100043 · Independent charter district | Washington | 3 | 1,190 | 9.4:1 |
| Washington Latin PCS NCES 1100019 · Independent charter district | Washington | 4 | 1,131 | 11.5:1 |
| Mundo Verde Bilingual PCS NCES 1100086 · Independent charter district | Washington | 2 | 1,070 | 12.2:1 |
| Two Rivers PCS NCES 1100045 · Independent charter district | Washington | 3 | 1,032 | 10.6:1 |
| Capital City PCS NCES 1100035 · Independent charter district | Washington | 3 | 1,031 | 9.5:1 |
| Academy of Hope Adult PCS NCES 1100094 · Independent charter district | Washington | 0 | 997 | — |
| Ingenuity Prep PCS NCES 1100090 · Independent charter district | Washington | 1 | 802 | 8.4:1 |
| Paul PCS NCES 1100039 · Independent charter district | Washington | 2 | 773 | 10:1 |
| Briya PCS NCES 1100016 · Independent charter district | Washington | 0 | 769 | — |
| Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS NCES 1100009 · Independent charter district | Washington | 2 | 708 | 12.3:1 |
| Washington Yu Ying PCS NCES 1100077 · Independent charter district | Washington | 1 | 702 | 10.1:1 |
| BASIS DC PCS NCES 1100083 · Independent charter district | Washington | 1 | 694 | 13.9:1 |
| Digital Pioneers Academy PCS NCES 1100109 · Independent charter district | Washington | 2 | 691 | 12.5:1 |
| AppleTree Early Learning PCS NCES 1100054 · Independent charter district | Washington | 8 | 658 | 9.8:1 |
| DC Bilingual PCS NCES 1100042 · Independent charter district | Washington | 1 | 622 | 8:1 |
| Meridian PCS NCES 1100015 · Independent charter district | Washington | 1 | 580 | 9.4:1 |
| Latin American Montessori Bilingual PCS NCES 1100032 · Independent charter district | Washington | 1 | 573 | 10.7:1 |
Large public high schools in District of Columbia
A practical starting list ordered by reported enrollment; this is not a ranking.
Jackson-Reed HS
District of Columbia Public Schools · 09–12
District of Columbia International School
District of Columbia International School · 06–12
Columbia Heights Education Campus
District of Columbia Public Schools · 06–12
Coolidge HS
District of Columbia Public Schools · 09–12
Roosevelt HS
District of Columbia Public Schools · 09–12
Eastern HS
District of Columbia Public Schools · 09–12
Dunbar HS
District of Columbia Public Schools · 09–12
Friendship PCS - Collegiate Academy
Friendship PCS · 09–12
McKinley Technology HS
District of Columbia Public Schools · 09–12
Cardozo Education Campus
District of Columbia Public Schools · 07–12
Benjamin Banneker HS
District of Columbia Public Schools · 09–12
BASIS DC PCS
BASIS DC PCS · 05–12
Garnet-Patterson STAY HS
District of Columbia Public Schools · 09–12
KIPP DC PCS - Legacy College Preparatory PCS
KIPP DC PCS · 09–12
KIPP DC - College Preparatory PCS
KIPP DC PCS · 09–12
School Without Walls HS
District of Columbia Public Schools · 09–12
Ballou HS
District of Columbia Public Schools · 09–12
Duke Ellington School of the Arts
District of Columbia Public Schools · 09–12
H.D. Woodson HS
District of Columbia Public Schools · 09–12
E.L. Haynes PCS - HS
E.L. Haynes PCS · 09–12