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Friendship PCS School District

Item: Friendship PCS School District
Rating: 4
Author: Public School Review

1400 1st Street Nw Suite 300
Washington, DC 20032

Bottom 50%

Tel: (202) 562-1980

www.friendshipschools.org

Top Rankings

Friendship PCS School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in District Of Columbia for:

Overview

This School District

This State (DC)

# Schools

15 Schools

126 Schools

# Students

4,609 Students

41,209 Students

# Teachers

420 Teachers

3,646 Teachers

Student : Teacher Ratio

11:1

District Rank

Friendship PCS School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 57 school districts in District Of Columbia (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.

The school district's graduation rate of 85-89% has increased from 85% over five school years.

This School District

State Average (DC)

#35 out of 57 school districts
(Bottom 50%)

This chart displays the overall district rank of Friendship PCS School District, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

19%

This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Friendship PCS School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of District of Columbia by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

17%

31%

This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Friendship PCS School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of District of Columbia by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

10%

85-89%

76%

This chart displays public school graduation rate of Friendship PCS School District and public school graduation rate of District of Columbia by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

Students by Ethnicity:

0.08

0.43

# American Indian Students

6 Students

71 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

4 Students

350 Students

% Asian Students

n/a

# Hispanic Students

121 Students

5,380 Students

% Hispanic Students

13%

# Black Students

4,425 Students

30,397 Students

% Black Students

96%

74%

# White Students

23 Students

3,486 Students

% White Students

n/a

# Hawaiian Students

5 Students

27 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

25 Students

1,441 Students

% of Two or more races Students

Students by Grade:

# Students in PK Grade:

448

6,159

# Students in K Grade:

317

3,295

# Students in 1st Grade:

338

3,182

# Students in 2nd Grade:

352

3,072

# Students in 3rd Grade:

357

2,822

# Students in 4th Grade:

359

2,672

# Students in 5th Grade:

360

2,835

# Students in 6th Grade:

377

3,227

# Students in 7th Grade:

369

2,958

# Students in 8th Grade:

314

2,853

# Students in 9th Grade:

367

2,857

# Students in 10th Grade:

255

2,041

# Students in 11th Grade:

220

1,669

# Students in 12th Grade:

176

1,317

# Ungraded Students:

250

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $27,968 in this school district is less than the state median of $31,711. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.

The school district's spending/student of $21,466 is less than the state median of $31,603. The school district spending/student has declined by 12% over four school years.

This School District

This State (DC)

Total Revenue

$129 MM

$2,882 MM

This chart displays total revenue of Friendship PCS School District and median value from total revenues of all school districts in District of Columbia by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Spending

$99 MM

$2,873 MM

This chart displays total spending of Friendship PCS School District and median value from total spendings of all school districts in District of Columbia by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Revenue / Student

$27,968

$31,711

This chart displays average revenue per public school student in Friendship PCS School District and average revenue per public school student of all school districts in District of Columbia by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Spending / Student

$21,466

$31,603

This chart displays average spending per public school student in Friendship PCS School District and average spending per public school student of all school districts in District of Columbia by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

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Quick Stats (2024-25)

District size: 15 schools
Grades: PK-12
Enrollment: 4,609 students
Student:Teacher Ratio: 11:1
Minority Enrollment: 100%
: 85-89% (Top 30% in DC)
: Bottom 50%
: 8% (Btm 50%)
: 17% (Btm 50%)
: 2% (Btm 50%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), DC Dept. of Education