K12ATLAS
Release v2026.07
§ District of Columbia high directory

High schools in District of Columbia.

44 high schools across 23 districts. Browse every school, filter by name, or jump to a district below.

Free profiles carry key facts; the full 122-field record is a member product.

44
high schools
23
districts represented
1
cities represented
24,099
students enrolled
§ Distribution

What the numbers say across District of Columbia.

Computed from this list's v2026.07 K12 Atlas records: school size, staffing ratios, grade spans, and sector mix. Facts, not scores.

School size · 2024
432

students at the median high school; the middle half of schools enroll between 307 and 692 students.

Under 2004
200–49922
500–99914
1,000+4

Reported enrollment · v2026.07

Pupil–teacher ratio · 2024
10.3 : 1

students per teacher at the median high school reporting staffing.

25th percentile8.9 : 1
Median10.3 : 1
75th percentile12.3 : 1

Reported staffing · v2026.07

Grade spans · 2024

Most commonly reported grade spans in this list.

Grades 09–1235
Grades 06–127
Grades 05–121
Grades 08–121

Reported grade spans · v2026.07

Sector mix
Public 22Public charter 22

Public, public charter, and private records stay separate. Private schools without a comparable CCD level appear under the state's other-level directory.

Record mix · v2026.07

Concentration: the five most-represented districts account for 45.5% of this list (20 of 44 records); the five most-represented cities account for 100.0%.

§ Districts

Districts with high schools.

Every district with at least one high-level record, sorted by record count. Cities counts the distinct reported cities among the district’s records here; Students sums reported enrollment for those same records. Linked districts open full school directories.

Districts with high schools in District of Columbia
District of Columbia Public Schools20113,806
Friendship Pcs211,052
Kipp Dc Pcs211,289
Basis Dc Pcs11692
Capital City Pcs11348
Cesar Chavez Pcs for Public Policy11367
Dc Jail Education Program1145
Dyrs1184
Digital Pioneers Academy Pcs11387
District of Columbia International School111,654
E.l. Haynes Pcs11446
Girls Global Academy Pcs11183
Goodwill Excel Center Pcs11440
Idea Pcs11350
Kingsman Academy Pcs11346
Maya Angelou Pcs11218
Paul Pcs11439
Richard Wright Pcs for Journalism and Media Arts11300
Seed Pcs11245
The Sojourner Truth School Pcs11292
Thurgood Marshall Academy Pcs11373
Washington Latin Pcs11357
Washington Leadership Academy Pcs11386

District groups are record counts from v2026.07 K12 Atlas profiles, not evaluations.

§ FAQ

Questions about District of Columbia high schools.

How many high schools are in District of Columbia?

K12 Atlas profiles 44 high schools in District of Columbia in release v2026.07, across 23 districts.

Do secondary and higher secondary searches mean high school here?

For this U.S. directory, secondary and higher secondary searches are routed to reported high schools; each profile shows its exact grade span.

How many students attend District of Columbia high schools?

24,099 students were enrolled across 44 high schools in the 2024 directory release.

How many districts and cities have high schools in District of Columbia?

The directory lists 23 districts and 1 cities with high-level school records.

What grades do District of Columbia high schools cover?

The most commonly reported grade spans are 09–12 (35), 06–12 (7), 05–12 (1). Each row in the tables above lists its own reported span.

How do I browse all high schools in District of Columbia?

Type in the find box above the districts table to filter by district name. School profiles for this state are not published yet; free key facts appear on every profile as coverage grows.

Can I download the full list of District of Columbia high schools?

The directory pages are free. Full school rows and API entry are paid — see API access.

Need the full District of Columbia dataset?

Licensed access returns every District of Columbia school with all 122 documented fields, each tied to a source and vintage.