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Schools in Washington, DC
Public schools, enrollment data, student-teacher ratios, and higher education.
Washington has 234+ public schools
with a total enrollment of 89,162 students
and 7,820 teachers.
There are 145 elementary, 42 middle, and 36 high schools. The average student-teacher ratio is 11.4:1. 122 charter schools serve the area.
Public Schools (234+)
Source: NCES 2022-23 data.
| School | Level | Enrollment | Teachers | Student/Teacher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson-Reed HS | High | 2,153 | 127 | 17.0:1 |
| District of Columbia International School (Charter) | High | 1,590 | 147 | 10.8:1 |
| Columbia Heights Education Campus | High | 1,567 | 138 | 11.4:1 |
| Deal MS | Middle | 1,391 | 110 | 12.6:1 |
| Coolidge HS | High | 1,015 | 58 | 17.5:1 |
| Roosevelt HS | High | 913 | 82 | 11.1:1 |
| Lafayette ES | Elementary | 892 | 61 | 14.6:1 |
| Dunbar HS | High | 868 | 60 | 14.5:1 |
| Eastern HS | High | 865 | 64 | 13.5:1 |
| Ingenuity Prep PCS (Charter) | Elementary | 788 | 91 | 8.7:1 |
| KIPP DC - College Preparatory PCS (Charter) | High | 769 | 64 | 12.0:1 |
| Oyster-Adams Bilingual School | Elementary | 767 | 60 | 12.8:1 |
| Bancroft ES | Elementary | 715 | 60 | 11.9:1 |
| McKinley Technology HS | High | 696 | 47 | 14.8:1 |
| Janney ES | Elementary | 688 | 54 | 12.7:1 |
| BASIS DC PCS (Charter) | High | 663 | 50 | 13.3:1 |
| Friendship PCS - Collegiate Academy (Charter) | High | 661 | 64 | 10.3:1 |
| Rocketship PCS - Legacy Prep (Charter) | Elementary | 658 | 39 | 16.9:1 |
| Ballou HS | High | 657 | 63 | 10.4:1 |
| Murch ES | Elementary | 651 | 41 | 15.9:1 |
| Cardozo Education Campus | High | 639 | 66 | 9.7:1 |
| Meridian PCS (Charter) | Elementary | 627 | 58 | 10.8:1 |
| KIPP DC - Promise Academy PCS (Charter) | Elementary | 610 | 44 | 13.9:1 |
| School Without Walls HS | High | 602 | 38 | 15.8:1 |
| Washington Yu Ying PCS (Charter) | Elementary | 602 | 57 | 10.6:1 |
| Brightwood ES | Elementary | 591 | 68 | 8.7:1 |
| Creative Minds International PCS (Charter) | Elementary | 587 | 54 | 10.9:1 |
| Barnard ES | Elementary | 580 | 56 | 10.4:1 |
| Benjamin Banneker HS | High | 579 | 34 | 17.0:1 |
| Hardy MS | Middle | 571 | 39 | 14.6:1 |
| Duke Ellington School of the Arts | High | 564 | 7 | 80.6:1 |
| Latin American Montessori Bilingual PCS (Charter) | Elementary | 553 | 50 | 11.1:1 |
| H.D. Woodson HS | High | 543 | 47 | 11.6:1 |
| Tubman ES | Elementary | 540 | 60 | 9.0:1 |
| Ida B. Wells MS | Middle | 539 | 47 | 11.5:1 |
| Mundo Verde Bilingual PCS - J.F. Cook (Charter) | Elementary | 537 | 38 | 14.1:1 |
| DC Scholars PCS (Charter) | Elementary | 532 | 45 | 11.8:1 |
| DC Bilingual PCS (Charter) | Elementary | 530 | 63 | 8.4:1 |
| Rocketship PCS - Rise Academy (Charter) | Elementary | 529 | 25 | 21.2:1 |
| MacFarland MS | Middle | 528 | 55 | 9.6:1 |
| Maury ES | Elementary | 527 | 37 | 14.2:1 |
| Inspired Teaching Demonstration PCS (Charter) | Elementary | 518 | 40 | 13.0:1 |
| Tyler ES | Elementary | 510 | 45 | 11.3:1 |
| Turner ES | Elementary | 491 | 32 | 15.3:1 |
| Powell ES | Elementary | 484 | 46 | 10.5:1 |
| School Without Walls at Francis-Stevens | Elementary | 479 | 48 | 10.0:1 |
| Mundo Verde Bilingual PCS - Calle Ocho (Charter) | Elementary | 470 | 21 | 22.4:1 |
| KIPP DC - Heights Academy PCS (Charter) | Elementary | 469 | 36 | 13.0:1 |
| Stuart-Hobson MS (Capitol Hill Cluster) | Middle | 464 | 33 | 14.1:1 |
| Cedar Tree Academy PCS (Charter) | Elementary | 463 | 25 | 18.5:1 |
| Marie Reed ES | Elementary | 462 | 45 | 10.3:1 |
| E.L. Haynes PCS - HS (Charter) | High | 457 | 45 | 10.2:1 |
| Perry Street Preparatory PCS (Charter) | Elementary | 451 | 46 | 9.8:1 |
| Leckie Education Campus | Elementary | 451 | 36 | 12.5:1 |
| Stoddert ES | Elementary | 444 | 35 | 12.7:1 |
| Truesdell ES | Elementary | 444 | 47 | 9.4:1 |
| DC Prep PCS - Benning ES (Charter) | Elementary | 442 | 30 | 14.7:1 |
| KIPP DC - AIM Academy PCS (Charter) | Middle | 441 | 39 | 11.3:1 |
| J.O. Wilson ES | Elementary | 438 | 40 | 11.0:1 |
| Browne Education Campus | Elementary | 438 | 42 | 10.4:1 |
| Friendship PCS - Online Academy (Charter) | Elementary | 435 | 21 | 20.7:1 |
| Ludlow-Taylor ES | Elementary | 433 | 37 | 11.7:1 |
| Bruce-Monroe ES at Park View | Elementary | 433 | 43 | 10.1:1 |
| Lawrence E. Boone ES | Elementary | 430 | 31 | 13.9:1 |
| DC Prep PCS - Edgewood ES (Charter) | Elementary | 430 | 36 | 11.9:1 |
| John Lewis ES | Elementary | 427 | 37 | 11.5:1 |
| Dorothy I. Height ES | Elementary | 426 | 46 | 9.3:1 |
| Capitol Hill Montessori School at Logan | Elementary | 424 | 29 | 14.6:1 |
| Bard HS Early College DC (Bard DC) | High | 424 | 33 | 12.8:1 |
| Eaton ES | Elementary | 422 | 33 | 12.8:1 |
| Brent ES | Elementary | 419 | 33 | 12.7:1 |
| Paul PCS - International HS (Charter) | High | 419 | 42 | 10.0:1 |
| Takoma ES | Elementary | 417 | 43 | 9.7:1 |
| DC Prep PCS - Anacostia ES (Charter) | Elementary | 410 | 34 | 12.1:1 |
| Goodwill Excel Center PCS (Charter) | High | 405 | 18 | 22.5:1 |
| Cesar Chavez Public Charter Schools for Public Policy (Charter) | High | 401 | 39 | 10.3:1 |
| Two Rivers PCS - 4th Street (Charter) | Elementary | 399 | 33 | 12.1:1 |
| Kimball ES | Elementary | 395 | 31 | 12.7:1 |
| KIPP DC - KEY Academy PCS (Charter) | Middle | 395 | 27 | 14.6:1 |
| Mann ES | Elementary | 390 | 35 | 11.1:1 |
| KIPP DC - Spring Academy PCS (Charter) | Elementary | 390 | 33 | 11.8:1 |
| Excel Academy | Elementary | 387 | 39 | 9.9:1 |
| Hart MS | Middle | 386 | 33 | 11.7:1 |
| Jefferson MS Academy | Middle | 386 | 32 | 12.1:1 |
| KIPP DC - Quest Academy PCS (Charter) | Elementary | 385 | 30 | 12.8:1 |
| Washington Latin PCS - MS (Charter) | Middle | 383 | 29 | 13.2:1 |
| KIPP DC - Lead Academy PCS (Charter) | Elementary | 383 | 34 | 11.3:1 |
| KIPP DC PCS - Legacy College Preparatory PCS (Charter) | High | 382 | 39 | 9.8:1 |
| Hyde-Addison ES | Elementary | 381 | 35 | 10.9:1 |
| Whittier ES | Elementary | 380 | 40 | 9.5:1 |
| Bridges PCS (Charter) | Elementary | 380 | 47 | 8.1:1 |
| H.D. Cooke ES | Elementary | 379 | 44 | 8.6:1 |
| Washington Latin PCS - Upper School (Charter) | High | 377 | 44 | 8.6:1 |
| Two Rivers PCS - Young ES (Charter) | Elementary | 377 | 28 | 13.5:1 |
| Washington Leadership Academy PCS (Charter) | High | 377 | 50 | 7.5:1 |
| Garrison ES | Elementary | 375 | 35 | 10.7:1 |
| Watkins ES (Capitol Hill Cluster) | Elementary | 374 | 29 | 12.9:1 |
| Beers ES | Elementary | 372 | 36 | 10.3:1 |
| Van Ness ES | Elementary | 372 | 28 | 13.3:1 |
| Miner ES | Elementary | 368 | 36 | 10.2:1 |
| Friendship PCS - Southeast Elementary (Charter) | Elementary | 365 | 28 | 13.0:1 |
| E.L. Haynes PCS - MS (Charter) | Middle | 365 | 37 | 9.9:1 |
| Raymond ES | Elementary | 358 | 49 | 7.3:1 |
| Friendship PCS - Technology Preparatory HS (Charter) | High | 357 | 42 | 8.5:1 |
| Brookland MS | Middle | 357 | 31 | 11.5:1 |
| Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS - Brookland (Charter) | Elementary | 355 | 32 | 11.1:1 |
| Seaton ES | Elementary | 353 | 40 | 8.8:1 |
| Langdon ES | Elementary | 353 | 30 | 11.8:1 |
| Key ES | Elementary | 353 | 28 | 12.6:1 |
| Kelly Miller MS | Middle | 351 | 35 | 10.0:1 |
| Shepherd ES | Elementary | 350 | 28 | 12.5:1 |
| KIPP DC - Northeast Academy PCS (Charter) | Middle | 350 | 28 | 12.5:1 |
| Hearst ES | Elementary | 347 | 26 | 13.3:1 |
| Breakthrough Montessori PCS (Charter) | Elementary | 346 | 16 | 21.6:1 |
| KIPP DC - Valor Academy PCS (Charter) | Middle | 344 | 27 | 12.7:1 |
| Capital City PCS - HS (Charter) | High | 342 | 41 | 8.3:1 |
| E.L. Haynes PCS - ES (Charter) | Elementary | 342 | 32 | 10.7:1 |
| Langley ES | Elementary | 338 | 29 | 11.7:1 |
| Walker-Jones Education Campus | Elementary | 337 | 36 | 9.4:1 |
| Amidon-Bowen ES | Elementary | 336 | 30 | 11.2:1 |
| KIPP DC - WILL Academy PCS (Charter) | Middle | 333 | 27 | 12.3:1 |
| Capital City PCS - MS (Charter) | Middle | 332 | 44 | 7.5:1 |
| Capital City PCS - Lower School (Charter) | Elementary | 330 | 41 | 8.0:1 |
| Friendship PCS - Southeast Middle (Charter) | Middle | 329 | 24 | 13.7:1 |
| KIPP DC - Discover Academy PCS (Charter) | Elementary | 329 | 21 | 15.7:1 |
| DC Prep PCS - Benning MS (Charter) | Middle | 328 | 27 | 12.1:1 |
| School-Within-School at Goding | Elementary | 326 | 28 | 11.6:1 |
| Wheatley Education Campus | Elementary | 321 | 35 | 9.2:1 |
| KIPP DC - Honor Academy PCS (Charter) | Middle | 321 | 27 | 11.9:1 |
| Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS - East End (Charter) | Elementary | 318 | 29 | 11.0:1 |
| Thurgood Marshall Academy PCS (Charter) | High | 318 | 37 | 8.6:1 |
| DC Prep PCS - Edgewood MS (Charter) | Middle | 318 | 32 | 9.9:1 |
| Payne ES | Elementary | 317 | 27 | 11.7:1 |
| Phelps Architecture Construction and Engineering HS | High | 317 | 25 | 12.7:1 |
| Kingsman Academy PCS (Charter) | High | 315 | 10 | 31.5:1 |
| Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy PCS (Charter) | Elementary | 314 | 32 | 9.8:1 |
| Stanton ES | Elementary | 313 | 35 | 8.9:1 |
| Eliot-Hine MS | Middle | 313 | 26 | 12.0:1 |
| Friendship PCS - Chamberlain Middle (Charter) | Middle | 311 | 29 | 10.7:1 |
| Digital Pioneers Academy PCS - Johenning (Charter) | Middle | 310 | 19 | 16.3:1 |
| IDEA PCS (Charter) | High | 307 | 33 | 9.3:1 |
| Rocketship PCS - Infinity Community Prep (Charter) | Elementary | 306 | 21 | 14.6:1 |
| Richard Wright PCS for Journalism and Media Arts (Charter) | High | 300 | 23 | 13.0:1 |
| Johnson MS | Middle | 298 | 28 | 10.6:1 |
| Friendship PCS - Chamberlain Elementary (Charter) | Elementary | 296 | 25 | 11.8:1 |
| KIPP DC - Arts and Technology Academy PCS (Charter) | Elementary | 295 | 21 | 14.0:1 |
| Hendley ES | Elementary | 289 | 26 | 11.1:1 |
| Anacostia HS | High | 287 | 37 | 7.8:1 |
| KIPP DC - Connect Academy PCS (Charter) | Elementary | 287 | 22 | 13.0:1 |
| Lee Montessori PCS - Brookland (Charter) | Elementary | 286 | 20 | 14.3:1 |
| Friendship PCS - Blow Pierce Elementary (Charter) | Elementary | 285 | 24 | 11.9:1 |
| Nalle ES | Elementary | 285 | 31 | 9.2:1 |
| Ketcham ES | Elementary | 284 | 27 | 10.5:1 |
| Eagle Academy PCS - Congress Heights (Charter) | Elementary | 284 | 31 | 9.2:1 |
| Howard University MS of Mathematics and Science PCS (Charter) | Middle | 284 | 28 | 10.1:1 |
| Cleveland ES | Elementary | 282 | 31 | 9.1:1 |
| Houston ES | Elementary | 281 | 28 | 10.0:1 |
| Sela PCS (Charter) | Elementary | 280 | 37 | 7.6:1 |
| Burrville ES | Elementary | 278 | 21 | 13.2:1 |
| Two Rivers PCS - Young MS (Charter) | Middle | 276 | 27 | 10.2:1 |
| Paul PCS - MS (Charter) | Middle | 275 | 34 | 8.1:1 |
| Thomas ES | Elementary | 273 | 27 | 10.1:1 |
| Patterson ES | Elementary | 273 | 33 | 8.3:1 |
| Statesmen College Preparatory Academy for Boys PCS (Charter) | Middle | 270 | 24 | 11.3:1 |
| Randle Highlands ES | Elementary | 269 | 26 | 10.3:1 |
| KIPP DC - Grow Academy PCS (Charter) | Elementary | 262 | 20 | 13.1:1 |
| Shining Stars Montessori Academy PCS (Charter) | Elementary | 262 | 12 | 21.8:1 |
| Center City PCS - Brightwood (Charter) | Elementary | 260 | 24 | 10.8:1 |
| Burroughs ES | Elementary | 258 | 30 | 8.6:1 |
| LaSalle-Backus ES | Elementary | 255 | 35 | 7.3:1 |
| Friendship PCS - Armstrong Elementary (Charter) | Elementary | 252 | 24 | 10.5:1 |
| Friendship PCS - Woodridge International Elementary (Charter) | Elementary | 250 | 24 | 10.4:1 |
| Early Childhood Academy PCS (Charter) | Elementary | 250 | 16 | 15.6:1 |
| C.W. Harris ES | Elementary | 249 | 25 | 10.0:1 |
| Center City PCS - Capitol Hill (Charter) | Elementary | 249 | 19 | 13.1:1 |
| Center City PCS - Congress Heights (Charter) | Elementary | 249 | 21 | 11.9:1 |
| The SEED PCS of Washington DC (Charter) | High | 248 | 29 | 8.6:1 |
| Thomson ES | Elementary | 247 | 29 | 8.5:1 |
| Friendship PCS - Blow Pierce Middle (Charter) | Middle | 245 | 24 | 10.2:1 |
| Center City PCS - Petworth (Charter) | Elementary | 244 | 25 | 9.8:1 |
| Noyes ES | Elementary | 241 | 23 | 10.5:1 |
| Washington Global PCS (Charter) | Middle | 240 | 17 | 14.1:1 |
| Savoy ES | Elementary | 238 | 27 | 8.8:1 |
| Garfield ES | Elementary | 231 | 21 | 11.0:1 |
| Achievement Preparatory Academy PCS - Wahler Place ES (Charter) | Elementary | 228 | 15 | 15.2:1 |
| KIPP DC - LEAP Academy PCS (Charter) | — | 227 | 17 | 13.4:1 |
| KIPP DC - Inspire Academy PCS (Charter) | Elementary | 227 | 20 | 11.4:1 |
| King ES | Elementary | 226 | 27 | 8.4:1 |
| Moten ES | Elementary | 223 | 25 | 8.9:1 |
| McKinley MS | Middle | 222 | 24 | 9.3:1 |
| Friendship PCS - Woodridge International Middle (Charter) | Middle | 217 | 28 | 7.8:1 |
| Center City PCS - Shaw (Charter) | Elementary | 217 | 23 | 9.4:1 |
| Friendship PCS - Ideal Elementary (Charter) | Elementary | 216 | 18 | 12.0:1 |
| Sousa MS | Middle | 215 | 23 | 9.3:1 |
| LEARN DC PCS (Charter) | Elementary | 214 | 13 | 16.5:1 |
| The Sojourner Truth School PCS (Charter) | Middle | 212 | 25 | 8.5:1 |
| Smothers ES | Elementary | 210 | 26 | 8.1:1 |
| Peabody ES (Capitol Hill Cluster) | Elementary | 210 | 14 | 15.0:1 |
| Friendship PCS - Armstrong Middle (Charter) | Middle | 208 | 24 | 8.7:1 |
| Bunker Hill ES | Elementary | 206 | 23 | 9.0:1 |
| The Children's Guild DC PCS (Charter) | Elementary | 206 | 21 | 9.8:1 |
| Simon ES | Elementary | 205 | 26 | 7.9:1 |
| Plummer ES | Elementary | 203 | 26 | 7.8:1 |
| Kramer MS | Middle | 203 | 26 | 7.8:1 |
| Hope Community PCS - Tolson (Charter) | Elementary | 203 | 22 | 9.2:1 |
| Digital Pioneers Academy PCS - Capitol Hill (Charter) | — | 201 | 18 | 11.2:1 |
| DC Prep PCS - Anacostia MS (Charter) | Middle | 200 | 18 | 11.1:1 |
| Malcolm X ES at Green | Elementary | 195 | 23 | 8.5:1 |
| Lee Montessori PCS - East End (Charter) | Elementary | 193 | 11 | 17.5:1 |
| Drew ES | Elementary | 189 | 22 | 8.6:1 |
| Center City PCS - Trinidad (Charter) | Elementary | 189 | 20 | 9.5:1 |
| Friendship PCS - Ideal Middle (Charter) | Middle | 182 | 13 | 14.0:1 |
| Ross ES | Elementary | 171 | 18 | 9.5:1 |
| Ron Brown College Preparatory HS | High | 169 | 28 | 6.0:1 |
| Girls Global Academy PCS (Charter) | — | 163 | 22 | 7.4:1 |
| KIPP DC - Pride Academy PCS (Charter) | Elementary | 162 | 11 | 14.7:1 |
| Harmony DC PCS - School of Excellence (Charter) | Elementary | 159 | 18 | 8.8:1 |
| Social Justice PCS (Charter) | Middle | 152 | 18 | 8.4:1 |
| Lorraine H. Whitlock ES | Elementary | 137 | 19 | 7.2:1 |
| Eagle Academy PCS - Capitol Riverfront (Charter) | Elementary | 128 | 10 | 12.8:1 |
| Monument Academy PCS (Charter) | Middle | 123 | 18 | 6.8:1 |
| Global Citizens PCS (Charter) | Elementary | 110 | 8 | 13.8:1 |
| Capital Village PCS (Charter) | Middle | 108 | 15 | 7.2:1 |
| AppleTree Early Learning Center PCS - Oklahoma Avenue (Charter) | — | 101 | 9 | 11.2:1 |
| AppleTree Early Learning Center PCS - Parklands at THEARC (Charter) | — | 99 | 10 | 9.9:1 |
| AppleTree Early Learning Center PCS - Columbia Heights (Charter) | — | 98 | 10 | 9.8:1 |
| Roots PCS (Charter) | Elementary | 89 | 8 | 11.1:1 |
| I Dream PCS (Charter) | Elementary | 86 | 11 | 7.8:1 |
| AppleTree Early Learning Center PCS - Southwest (Charter) | — | 80 | 5 | 16.0:1 |
| Thaddeus Stevens Early Learning Center | — | 72 | 11 | 6.5:1 |
| Military Road Early Learning Center | — | 62 | 12 | 5.2:1 |
| AppleTree Early Learning Center PCS - Lincoln Park (Charter) | — | 60 | 6 | 10.0:1 |
| AppleTree Early Learning Center PCS - Douglas Knoll (Charter) | — | 53 | 3 | 17.7:1 |
| Maya Angelou PCS - Academy at DC Jail (Charter) | High | 40 | 8 | 5.0:1 |
Colleges & Universities (22)
| Institution | Type | Highest Degree | Enrollment | Tuition (In-State) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Washington University | Private Non-Profit | Graduate | 29,136 | $64,798 |
| Georgetown University | Private Non-Profit | Graduate | 24,038 | $65,081 |
| Strayer University-Global Region | Private For-Profit | Bachelor's | 17,492 | $13,920 |
| American University | Private Non-Profit | Graduate | 16,240 | $56,543 |
| Howard University | Private Non-Profit | Graduate | 13,861 | $33,344 |
| The Catholic University of America | Private Non-Profit | Graduate | 5,428 | $55,834 |
| University of the District of Columbia | Public | Graduate | 4,747 | $6,152 |
| Trinity Washington University | Private Non-Profit | Bachelor's | 2,188 | $26,110 |
| Gallaudet University | Private Non-Profit | Graduate | 1,497 | $19,658 |
| University of the Potomac-Washington DC Campus | Private For-Profit | Graduate | 1,013 | $6,660 |
| The Chicago School at Washington DC | Private Non-Profit | Graduate | 694 | — |
| Wesley Theological Seminary | Private Non-Profit | Graduate | 539 | — |
| Strayer University-District of Columbia | Private For-Profit | Bachelor's | 530 | $13,920 |
| Career Technical Institute | Private For-Profit | Associate | 521 | — |
| Bennett Career Institute | Private For-Profit | Certificate | 246 | — |
| The Salon Professional Academy-Washington DC | Private For-Profit | Certificate | 185 | — |
| Institute of World Politics | Private Non-Profit | Graduate | 159 | — |
| Saint Michael College of Allied Health | Private For-Profit | Associate | 159 | $19,405 |
| Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies | Private Non-Profit | Bachelor's | 94 | — |
| Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family | Private Non-Profit | Graduate | 70 | — |
| National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts | Private Non-Profit | Associate | 27 | $11,200 |
| NewU University | Private Non-Profit | Bachelor's | 18 | $6,500 |