Garnet-Patterson STAY HS

Garnet-Patterson STAY HS operates as a mid-tier 9-12 campus in Washington, District of Columbia, overseen by District of Columbia Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 672 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 553 students per school, that is 22% above typical.

Garnet-Patterson STAY HS is one of 117 schools operated by District of Columbia Public Schools, a district that hosts 52,030 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Garnet-Patterson STAY HS logs that the most-represented group is Black (39%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 24% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.5:1. The state averages around 11.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for District of Columbia put the typical household earns roughly $109,870 per year, roughly 64% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, District of Columbia runs 247 public schools (combined enrollment of about 94,385 students), of which Garnet-Patterson STAY HS is one.

The closest other public school is Cleveland ES, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Garnet-Patterson STAY HS.

Garnet-Patterson STAY HS operates from a downtown location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 30%: 515 students in 2018 compared to 672 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 23.6:1 in 2018 to 8.5:1 in 2025.

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