District of Columbia Schools & Education
Public school metrics and education data for all 1 counties.
NCES 2022-23 public school data and FY 2022 school-finance dataAvg Graduation Rate
73.3%
Avg Per-Pupil Spending
$11,959
Avg School Score
48/100
Total Schools
244
63 districts
State Overview
About Schools in District of Columbia
This summary is generated from the NCES metrics shown on this page and reviewed against the source data by the Data Editor. It is not school advice.
DC Trails National Graduation and Spending Averages
The District of Columbia reports a 73.3% graduation rate, which sits significantly below the national average of 87.0%. At $11,959 per student, spending also lags behind the national benchmark of $13,000.
Strong School Scores Face Graduation Challenges
DC presents a unique profile where school quality scores beat the national median despite a graduation rate that is over 13 points below the US average. Families find a centralized system that maintains stable performance metrics but requires significant progress to reach national completion standards.
State Score Context
How District of Columbia Counties Are Distributed
1 of 1 counties have enough NCES graduation-rate and school-finance data to receive a county school score. Use this distribution to understand whether the state has a concentrated cluster of high, midrange, or lower measured signals.
Scored county coverage
Counties with complete enough data for the composite score
100%
Higher measured signal
Score range 70-100
0
Midrange measured signal
Score range 40-69
1
Lower measured signal
Score range 0-39
0
Scores are comparative signals from available federal data, not ratings of individual schools.
District research
Compare District of Columbia public school districts before narrowing by address
District of Columbia has 63 public school district records and 244 school records in the NCES file. Use the district hub to sort large district systems by enrollment, school count, county context, and generated district-guide coverage.
All District of Columbia Counties
| County | School Score |
|---|---|
District of Columbia
| 48/100 |
— = data not available for this county.
Compare county school profiles in District of Columbia
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Data Sources
Education data sourced from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and School District Finance Survey. School scores are derived composite metrics based on available NCES graduation-rate and school-finance signals.
Data is informational only. Coverage varies by county and reporting year. Not for use as the sole basis for educational decisions.