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The public high schools with the highest student-to-teacher ratios in District of Columbia

Across District of Columbia, 41 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the most students per teacher, a proxy for larger classes. Duke Ellington School of the Arts leads the list at 28.1:1, against a median of 10.5:1 across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

District of Columbia

Top Students/teacher

28.1:1

Median Students/teacher

10.5:1

HIGHEST RATIO · DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	Duke Ellington School of the Arts	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	High	589	28.1:1
2	Kingsman Academy PCS	Washington, DC	Kingsman Academy PCS	High	346	19.7:1
3	The SEED PCS of Washington DC	Washington, DC	SEED PCS	High	245	17.2:1
4	Benjamin Banneker HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	High	703	16.4:1
5	School Without Walls HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	High	606	16.2:1
6	Digital Pioneers Academy PCS - Capitol Hill	Washington, DC	Digital Pioneers Academy PCS	High	387	15.8:1
7	Goodwill Excel Center PCS	Washington, DC	Goodwill Excel Center PCS	High	440	15.2:1
8	McKinley Technology HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	High	723	14.4:1
9	BASIS DC PCS	Washington, DC	BASIS DC PCS	High	692	13.8:1
10	Jackson-Reed HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	High	1,855	13.6:1
11	Coolidge HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	High	1,029	12.6:1
12	KIPP DC - College Preparatory PCS	Washington, DC	KIPP DC PCS	High	643	12.3:1
13	Luke C. Moore HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	High	275	12.0:1
14	Richard Wright PCS for Journalism and Media Arts	Washington, DC	Richard Wright PCS for Journalism and Media Arts	High	300	11.8:1
15	Roosevelt HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	High	943	11.7:1
16	Thurgood Marshall Academy PCS	Washington, DC	Thurgood Marshall Academy PCS	High	373	11.0:1
17	Friendship PCS - Collegiate Academy	Washington, DC	Friendship PCS	High	745	11.0:1
18	Eastern HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	High	909	10.7:1
19	MacArthur HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	High	390	10.7:1
20	Phelps Architecture Construction and Engineering HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	High	350	10.6:1
21	Columbia Heights Education Campus	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	High	1,563	10.5:1
22	KIPP DC PCS - Legacy College Preparatory PCS	Washington, DC	KIPP DC PCS	High	646	10.4:1
23	Bard HS Early College DC (Bard DC)	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	High	331	10.3:1
24	District of Columbia International School	Washington, DC	District of Columbia International School	High	1,654	10.3:1
25	Dunbar HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	High	892	10.3:1
26	Maya Angelou PCS - HS	Washington, DC	Maya Angelou PCS	High	218	9.9:1
27	IDEA PCS	Washington, DC	IDEA PCS	High	350	9.7:1
28	Ballou HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	High	597	9.6:1
29	The Sojourner Truth School PCS	Washington, DC	The Sojourner Truth School PCS	High	292	9.4:1
30	H.D. Woodson HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	High	579	9.3:1
31	Paul PCS - International HS	Washington, DC	Paul PCS	High	439	9.2:1
32	Ballou STAY HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	High	433	9.1:1
33	Cardozo Education Campus	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	High	710	9.1:1
34	Cesar Chavez Public Charter Schools for Public Policy	Washington, DC	Cesar Chavez PCS for Public Policy	High	367	8.9:1
35	E.L. Haynes PCS - HS	Washington, DC	E.L. Haynes PCS	High	446	8.8:1
36	Garnet-Patterson STAY HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	High	672	8.5:1
37	Washington Latin PCS - Upper School	Washington, DC	Washington Latin PCS	High	357	8.3:1
38	Capital City PCS - HS	Washington, DC	Capital City PCS	High	348	8.2:1
39	Washington Leadership Academy PCS	Washington, DC	Washington Leadership Academy PCS	High	386	8.0:1
40	Anacostia HS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	High	246	7.7:1
41	Friendship PCS - Technology Preparatory HS	Washington, DC	Friendship PCS	High	307	7.7:1

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