Paul PCS - International HS

Paul PCS - International HS is a high school of cozy scale in Washington, District of Columbia, part of Paul PCS, enrolling 439 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 21% leaner than the typical public school in District of Columbia, which averages around 553 students.

Paul PCS comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 767 students; Paul PCS - International HS is among them.

Looking at the student body, Paul PCS - International HS logs that 51% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder breaks down as 47% Black. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 12%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.2:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.2:1 average.

In the surrounding community, District of Columbia reports that median household earnings sit near $109,870, 64% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Paul PCS - International HS is one of 247 public schools in District of Columbia (combined enrollment of about 94,385 students).

Nearest neighbor: Paul PCS - MS, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting. As a public charter, Paul PCS - International HS runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Paul PCS - International HS has contracted 9%, going from 480 students in 2018 to 439 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share decreased from 64% to 47%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 11.8:1 in 2018 to 9.2:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.