Ballou STAY HS

As a low-enrollment 9-12 campus in Washington, District of Columbia, Ballou STAY HS works with 433 students from grades 9 through 12, run under District of Columbia Public Schools. Enrollment runs roughly 22% below the state mean of about 553.

Within District of Columbia Public Schools, which oversees 117 schools and 52,030 students, Ballou STAY HS is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Ballou STAY HS shows that Black students make up the majority at 63%. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 42%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.2:1, putting Ballou STAY HS tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for District of Columbia indicate median household earnings sit near $109,870, about 64% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. In all, District of Columbia runs 247 public schools (combined enrollment of about 94,385 students), of which Ballou STAY HS is one.

Nearest neighbor: Ballou HS, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Ballou STAY HS.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Ballou STAY HS's enrollment has decreased 13% since 2018, when it stood at 495 (now 433). The Black share of enrollment increased from 54% to 63% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 18.1:1 in 2018 to 9.1:1 today.

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