District Of Columbia Public Schools
- District Of Columbia is the #51 largest school system in the United States, serving 83,501 students across 222 public schools.
- District Of Columbia public schools have a diversity scoreThe chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body. of 0.51, which is higher than the national average of 0.51.
- The most diverse school district in District Of Columbia is Washington Yu Ying Pcs School District. Read more about public school diversity statistics in District Of Columbia or national school diversity statistics.
- Minority enrollment is 91% (majority Black) and the student:teacher ratio is 12:1.
Student by Ethnicity
(DC) School Average
American Indian
n/a
Asian
1%
Hispanic
14%
Black
68%
White
9%
Hawaiian
n/a
Two or more races
2%
Unknown
6%
District Of Columbia Public Schools by County
- Popular cities: Washington (222 schools).
- County# Schools# Students% Minority
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