Race and Ethnicity in District of Columbia Public Schools, District of Columbia (Unified School District)

Race and Ethnicity#1

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of District of Columbia and District of Columbia Public Schools
District of Columbia
District of Columbia
0%10%20%30%40%CountWhite1Hispanic2BlackAsianMixed1Other135.769162%35.769162%35.769162%35.8%235,722236k9.514893%9.514893%9.514893%9.5%62,70462.7k48.345015%48.345015%48.345015%48.3%318,598319k3.647295%3.647295%3.647295%3.6%24,03624.0k2.211199%2.211199%2.211199%2.2%14,57214.6k0.512436%0.512436%0.512436%0.5%3,377
Count number of members in ethno-racial group
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

Relative Ethno-Racial Composition by Age#2

Ethno-racial composition by age cohort as a percentage within each age cohort.
Scope: population of District of Columbia Public Schools
White1
Hispanic2
Mixed3
Black3
Asian3
Other3
85+75-8465-7455-6445-5435-4430-3425-2920-2418-1915-1710-145-90-429.612842%29.6%1.265345%1.548631%63.559962%63.6%2.237960%1.775260%10,59010.6k30.224699%30.2%2.329193%1.201133%63.162221%63.2%1.730910%1.351845%21,89621.9k35.079663%35.1%3.277882%1.023899%56.642455%56.6%2.235239%1.740862%42,68042.7k29.475561%29.5%3.047746%1.484725%60.624338%60.6%2.411228%2.956401%68,96969.0k31.207796%31.2%4.474427%2.008873%55.206287%55.2%2.849374%4.253243%76,85976.9k40.465618%40.5%5.499030%2.595387%40.197241%40.2%5.389092%5.853632%92,78092.8k49.770039%49.8%5.271523%2.701866%31.042631%31.0%5.613300%5.600641%71,09971.1k50.311044%50.3%4.862782%2.872357%31.972249%32.0%4.916543%5.065025%78,12478.1k39.035207%39.0%4.358391%2.332971%45.337457%45.3%3.923401%5.012574%58,85258.9k37.708565%37.7%4.338154%3.893215%45.076752%45.1%6.358176%2.625139%22,47522.5k13.325616%13.3%4.373272%3.350698%71.239308%71.2%1.601389%6.109718%15,54915.5k16.822166%16.8%5.476796%3.392706%66.416253%66.4%1.413627%6.478452%24,75924.8k20.001851%20.0%5.113812%4.395164%60.116588%60.1%1.751897%8.620690%32,42232.4k24.492909%24.5%6.783458%7.641521%51.126207%51.1%2.087951%7.867954%41,95542.0k0%20%40%60%80%100%Count
Count total number of people in age cohort
1non-Hispanic white 2white Hispanic 3including Hispanic

Ethno-Racial Composition by Age Cohort#3

Ethno-racial composition by age cohort as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of District of Columbia Public Schools
White1
Hispanic2
Mixed3
Black3
Asian3
Other3
85+75-8465-7455-6445-5435-4430-3425-2920-2418-1915-1710-145-90-40.475866%0.020334%0.024886%1.021382%0.035963%0.028528%10,59010.6k1.004235%0.077389%0.039908%2.098606%2.1%0.057511%0.044916%21,89621.9k2.271896%2.3%0.212288%0.066312%3.668387%3.7%0.144763%0.112745%42,68042.7k3.084783%3.1%0.318964%0.155385%6.344678%6.3%0.252349%0.309404%68,96969.0k3.639708%3.6%0.521844%0.234291%6.438607%6.4%0.332317%0.496048%76,85976.9k5.697039%5.7%0.774193%0.365397%5.659255%5.7%0.758715%0.824116%92,78092.8k5.369578%5.4%0.568733%0.291498%3.349120%3.3%0.605606%0.604241%71,09971.1k5.964258%6.0%0.576472%0.340511%3.790237%3.8%0.582845%0.600447%78,12478.1k3.485992%3.5%0.389221%0.208343%4.048807%4.0%0.350375%0.447642%58,85258.9k1.286022%0.147949%0.132775%1.537308%1.5%0.216841%0.089528%22,47522.5k0.314411%0.103185%0.079058%1.680857%1.7%0.037784%0.144156%15,54915.5k0.632010%0.205764%0.127464%2.495262%2.5%0.053110%0.243396%24,75924.8k0.984053%0.251590%0.216234%2.957623%3.0%0.086190%0.424122%32,42232.4k1.559311%1.6%0.431861%0.486488%3.254887%3.3%0.132927%0.500904%41,95542.0k0%2%4%6%8%10%12%14%Count
Count total number of people in age cohort
1non-Hispanic white 2white Hispanic 3including Hispanic

Ethno-Racial Composition per Year#4

Ethno-racial composition per year of the age cohort as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of District of Columbia Public Schools
White1
Hispanic2
Mixed3
Black3
Asian3
Other3
85+75-8465-7455-6445-5435-4430-3425-2920-2418-1915-1710-145-90-40.029742%0.001271%0.001555%0.063836%0.002248%0.001783%10,59010.6k0.100424%0.007739%0.003991%0.209861%0.005751%0.004492%21,89621.9k0.227190%0.021229%0.006631%0.366839%0.37%0.014476%0.011275%42,68042.7k0.308478%0.31%0.031896%0.015538%0.634468%0.63%0.025235%0.030940%68,96969.0k0.363971%0.36%0.052184%0.023429%0.643861%0.64%0.033232%0.049605%76,85976.9k0.569704%0.57%0.077419%0.036540%0.565926%0.57%0.075871%0.082412%92,78092.8k1.073916%1.07%0.113747%0.058300%0.669824%0.67%0.121121%0.120848%71,09971.1k1.192852%1.19%0.115294%0.068102%0.758047%0.76%0.116569%0.120089%78,12478.1k0.697198%0.70%0.077844%0.041669%0.809761%0.81%0.070075%0.089528%58,85258.9k0.643011%0.64%0.073975%0.066388%0.768654%0.77%0.108420%0.044764%22,47522.5k0.104804%0.034395%0.026353%0.560286%0.56%0.012595%0.048052%15,54915.5k0.126402%0.041153%0.025493%0.499052%0.50%0.010622%0.048679%24,75924.8k0.196811%0.050318%0.043247%0.591525%0.59%0.017238%0.084824%32,42232.4k0.311862%0.31%0.086372%0.097298%0.650977%0.65%0.026585%0.100181%41,95542.0k0.0%0.5%1.0%1.5%2.0%Count
Count total number of people in age cohort
1non-Hispanic white 2white Hispanic 3including Hispanic

Race among Hispanics#5

Percentage of the Hispanic population.
Scope: population of District of Columbia and District of Columbia Public Schools
District of Columbia
District of Columbia
0%10%20%30%40%CountWhiteBlackIndianAsianHawaiianOtherMixed43.864498%43.864498%43.864498%43.9%30,31330.3k8.741643%8.741643%8.741643%8.7%6,0411.358782%1.358782%1.358782%1.4%9390.522386%0.522386%0.522386%0.5%3610.046306%0.046306%0.046306%0.0%3240.151362%40.151362%40.151362%40.2%27,74727.7k5.315023%5.315023%5.315023%5.3%3,673
Count number of members of racial group

Map of Race and Ethnicity by Tract in District of Columbia Public Schools

White Race and Ethnicity by Tract#6

Whites (non-Hispanic) as a percentage of the population (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%

Hispanic Race and Ethnicity by Tract#7

Hispanics (excluding black and Asian Hispanics) as a percentage of the population (%):
0%8%17%25%34%43%

Black Race and Ethnicity by Tract#8

Blacks as a percentage of the population (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%

Asian Race and Ethnicity by Tract#9

Asians as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%4.0%8.0%12.1%16.1%20.2%

Mixed Race and Ethnicity by Tract#10

Multiracial people (non-Hispanic) as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%1.4%2.8%4.2%5.6%7.0%

Other Race and Ethnicity by Tract#11

Others (non-Hispanic) as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%0.8%1.7%2.5%3.4%4.3%
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Map of Race and Ethnicity by Block Group in District of Columbia Public Schools

White Race and Ethnicity by Block Group#12

Whites (non-Hispanic) as a percentage of the population (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%

Hispanic Race and Ethnicity by Block Group#13

Hispanics (excluding black and Asian Hispanics) as a percentage of the population (%):
0%11%22%34%45%56%

Black Race and Ethnicity by Block Group#14

Blacks as a percentage of the population (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%

Asian Race and Ethnicity by Block Group#15

Asians as a percentage of the population (%):
0%5%10%15%20%26%

Mixed Race and Ethnicity by Block Group#16

Multiracial people (non-Hispanic) as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%3.7%7.4%11.1%14.9%18.6%

Other Race and Ethnicity by Block Group#17

Others (non-Hispanic) as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%1.5%2.9%4.4%5.8%7.3%
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Race and Ethnicity by Place in District of Columbia Public Schools

There is 1 place in District of Columbia Public Schools. This section compares all 1 of those to each other, District of Columbia Public Schools, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with District of Columbia Public Schools.

Non-White Population by Place#18

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of District of Columbia Public Schools, selected places in District of Columbia Public Schools, and entities that contain District of Columbia Public Schools
White1
Hispanic2
Black
Asian
Other1
0%20%40%60%Count#District of ColumbiaD.C.District of ColumbiaWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public SchoolsDist of ColumbiaWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonSouthSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited States48.345015%9.514893%3.647295%2.723635%64.230838%64.2%423,287423k48.345015%9.514893%3.647295%2.723635%64.230838%64.2%423,287423k48.345015%9.514893%3.647295%2.723635%64.230838%64.2%423,287423k48.345015%9.514893%3.647295%2.723635%64.230838%64.2%423,287423k25.407552%14.354218%9.758786%3.618163%53.138719%53.1%3,194,5683.19M19.275322%16.576996%3.157201%2.791195%41.800714%41.8%50,058,74750.1M22.028168%12.822179%3.448459%2.672288%40.971093%41.0%25,614,80125.6M16.909408%12.632487%5.215570%3.287546%38.045012%38.0%121,195,490121M
Count number of non-whites
# rank of place out of 1 by percentage non-white
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

Relative Race and Ethnicity by Place#19

Percentage point difference from District of Columbia Public Schools.
Scope: population of District of Columbia Public Schools, selected places in District of Columbia Public Schools, and entities that contain District of Columbia Public Schools
White1
Hispanic2
Black
Asian
Mixed1
Other1
-20%0%+20%%#United States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonDistrict of ColumbiaD.C.District of ColumbiaWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public SchoolsDist of Columbia-35.712528%-35.712528%-35.7%26.185826%7.394515%1.568276%0.050082%0.513830%35.712528%+35.7%71.425%71.4%-29.069693%-0.490094%-0.208778%-29.768564%-29.8%22.430124%7.062103%0.276338%29.768564%+29.8%59.537%59.5%-26.316847%-0.198836%-0.178081%-26.693764%-26.7%23.259744%3.307286%0.126734%26.693764%+26.7%53.388%53.4%-22.937463%-22.937463%-22.9%11.092119%4.839325%6.111491%0.850987%0.043542%22.937463%+22.9%45.875%45.9%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%
% sum total percentage point deviation of place from District of Columbia Public Schools
# rank of place out of 1 by %
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

White1 Population by Place#20

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of District of Columbia Public Schools, selected places in District of Columbia Public Schools, and entities that contain District of Columbia Public Schools
0%20%40%60%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth AtlanticSouthWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonDistrict of ColumbiaD.C.District of ColumbiaWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public SchoolsDist of Columbia61.954988%61.954988%62.0%197,362,672197M59.028907%59.028907%59.0%36,904,40236.9M58.199286%58.199286%58.2%69,696,97669.7M46.861281%46.861281%46.9%2,817,1842.82M35.769162%35.769162%35.8%235,722236k35.769162%35.769162%35.8%235,722236k35.769162%35.769162%35.8%235,722236k35.769162%35.769162%35.8%235,722236k
Count number of whites
# rank of place out of 1 by percentage whites
1non-Hispanic

Race and Ethnicity by County Subdivision in District of Columbia Public Schools

There is 1 county subdivision in District of Columbia Public Schools. This section compares all 1 of those to each other, District of Columbia Public Schools, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with District of Columbia Public Schools.

Non-White Population by County Subdivision#26

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of District of Columbia Public Schools, selected county subdivisions in District of Columbia Public Schools, and entities that contain District of Columbia Public Schools
White1
Hispanic2
Black
Asian
Other1
0%20%40%60%Count#District of ColumbiaD.C.District of ColumbiaWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public SchoolsDist of ColumbiaWashingtonWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonSouthSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited States48.345015%9.514893%3.647295%2.723635%64.230838%64.2%423,287423k48.345015%9.514893%3.647295%2.723635%64.230838%64.2%423,287423k48.345015%9.514893%3.647295%2.723635%64.230838%64.2%423,287423k48.345015%9.514893%3.647295%2.723635%64.230838%64.2%423,287423k48.345015%9.514893%3.647295%2.723635%64.230838%64.2%423,287423k125.407552%14.354218%9.758786%3.618163%53.138719%53.1%3,194,5683.19M19.275322%16.576996%3.157201%2.791195%41.800714%41.8%50,058,74750.1M22.028168%12.822179%3.448459%2.672288%40.971093%41.0%25,614,80125.6M16.909408%12.632487%5.215570%3.287546%38.045012%38.0%121,195,490121M
Count number of non-whites
# rank of county subdivision out of 1 by percentage non-white
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

Relative Race and Ethnicity by County Subdivision#27

Percentage point difference from District of Columbia Public Schools.
Scope: population of District of Columbia Public Schools, selected county subdivisions in District of Columbia Public Schools, and entities that contain District of Columbia Public Schools
White1
Hispanic2
Black
Asian
Mixed1
Other1
-20%0%+20%%#United States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonDistrict of ColumbiaD.C.District of ColumbiaWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public SchoolsDist of ColumbiaWashington-35.712528%-35.712528%-35.7%26.185826%7.394515%1.568276%0.050082%0.513830%35.712528%+35.7%71.425%71.4%-29.069693%-0.490094%-0.208778%-29.768564%-29.8%22.430124%7.062103%0.276338%29.768564%+29.8%59.537%59.5%-26.316847%-0.198836%-0.178081%-26.693764%-26.7%23.259744%3.307286%0.126734%26.693764%+26.7%53.388%53.4%-22.937463%-22.937463%-22.9%11.092119%4.839325%6.111491%0.850987%0.043542%22.937463%+22.9%45.875%45.9%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%1
% sum total percentage point deviation of county subdivision from District of Columbia Public Schools
# rank of county subdivision out of 1 by %
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

White1 Population by County Subdivision#28

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of District of Columbia Public Schools, selected county subdivisions in District of Columbia Public Schools, and entities that contain District of Columbia Public Schools
0%20%40%60%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth AtlanticSouthWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonDistrict of ColumbiaD.C.District of ColumbiaWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public SchoolsDist of ColumbiaWashington61.954988%61.954988%62.0%197,362,672197M59.028907%59.028907%59.0%36,904,40236.9M58.199286%58.199286%58.2%69,696,97669.7M46.861281%46.861281%46.9%2,817,1842.82M35.769162%35.769162%35.8%235,722236k35.769162%35.769162%35.8%235,722236k35.769162%35.769162%35.8%235,722236k35.769162%35.769162%35.8%235,722236k35.769162%35.769162%35.8%235,722236k1
Count number of whites
# rank of county subdivision out of 1 by percentage whites
1non-Hispanic

Race and Ethnicity by Unified School District in District of Columbia

There is 1 unified school district in District of Columbia. This section compares District of Columbia Public Schools to all of the unified school districts in District of Columbia and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with District of Columbia Public Schools.

Non-White Population by Unified School District#34

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of District of Columbia Public Schools, selected other unified school districts in District of Columbia, and entities that contain District of Columbia Public Schools
White1
Hispanic2
Black
Asian
Other1
0%20%40%60%Count#District of ColumbiaD.C.District of ColumbiaWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public SchoolsDist of ColumbiaWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonSouthSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited States48.345015%9.514893%3.647295%2.723635%64.230838%64.2%423,287423k48.345015%9.514893%3.647295%2.723635%64.230838%64.2%423,287423k48.345015%9.514893%3.647295%2.723635%64.230838%64.2%423,287423k48.345015%9.514893%3.647295%2.723635%64.230838%64.2%423,287423k125.407552%14.354218%9.758786%3.618163%53.138719%53.1%3,194,5683.19M19.275322%16.576996%3.157201%2.791195%41.800714%41.8%50,058,74750.1M22.028168%12.822179%3.448459%2.672288%40.971093%41.0%25,614,80125.6M16.909408%12.632487%5.215570%3.287546%38.045012%38.0%121,195,490121M
Count number of non-whites
# rank of unified school district out of 1 by percentage non-white
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

Relative Race and Ethnicity by Unified School District#35

Percentage point difference from District of Columbia Public Schools.
Scope: population of District of Columbia Public Schools, selected other unified school districts in District of Columbia, and entities that contain District of Columbia Public Schools
White1
Hispanic2
Black
Asian
Mixed1
Other1
-20%0%+20%%#United States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonDistrict of ColumbiaD.C.District of ColumbiaWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public SchoolsDist of Columbia-35.712528%-35.712528%-35.7%26.185826%7.394515%1.568276%0.050082%0.513830%35.712528%+35.7%71.425%71.4%-29.069693%-0.490094%-0.208778%-29.768564%-29.8%22.430124%7.062103%0.276338%29.768564%+29.8%59.537%59.5%-26.316847%-0.198836%-0.178081%-26.693764%-26.7%23.259744%3.307286%0.126734%26.693764%+26.7%53.388%53.4%-22.937463%-22.937463%-22.9%11.092119%4.839325%6.111491%0.850987%0.043542%22.937463%+22.9%45.875%45.9%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%1
% sum total percentage point deviation of unified school district from District of Columbia Public Schools
# rank of unified school district out of 1 by %
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

White1 Population by Unified School District#36

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of District of Columbia Public Schools, selected other unified school districts in District of Columbia, and entities that contain District of Columbia Public Schools
0%20%40%60%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth AtlanticSouthWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonDistrict of ColumbiaD.C.District of ColumbiaWashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public SchoolsDist of Columbia61.954988%61.954988%62.0%197,362,672197M59.028907%59.028907%59.0%36,904,40236.9M58.199286%58.199286%58.2%69,696,97669.7M46.861281%46.861281%46.9%2,817,1842.82M35.769162%35.769162%35.8%235,722236k35.769162%35.769162%35.8%235,722236k35.769162%35.769162%35.8%235,722236k35.769162%35.769162%35.8%235,722236k1
Count number of whites
# rank of unified school district out of 1 by percentage whites
1non-Hispanic

Definitions

Throughout these reports we will refer to several racial and ethnic groups, the definitions of which derive from those used by the US Census Bureau. In the interests of brevity and clarity we have combined several of the Census categories yielding the following mutually exclusive and collectively exhaustive categories:

  • White: non-Hispanic whites
  • Hispanic: Hispanics, excluding black and Asian Hispanics
  • Black: blacks, including Hispanic blacks
  • Asian: Asians, including Hispanic Asians
  • Mixed: non-Hispanic mixed race people
  • Other: American Indians and other groups not otherwise categorized

In all cases, racial and ethnic classification is based on self-identification. While the term 'Hispanic' is an ethnic, not a racial, designation (and so there exist Hispanic and non-Hispanic people of all races), we conform with the common practice of comparing Hispanics with other racial groups. This is reflected in our categorization (listed above), and in our preference for the term 'ethno-racial group' in place of just 'race'. Finally, while these categories are used wherever possible, the data does not always allow this grouping, so it is important to read the footnotes of each chart to understand the definitions used therein.

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State Equivalent:
District of Columbia
County:
District of Columbia
Metro Area:
Washington Area
Cities:
Washington
ZIP Codes:
20001, 20002, 20003, 20004, 20005, 20006, 20007, 20008, 20009, 20010, 20011, 20012, 20015, 20016, 20017, 20018, 20019, 20020, 20024, 20032, 20036, 20037, 20045, 20052, 20053, 20057, 20064, 20202, 20204, 20228, 20230, 20240, 20245, 20260, 20307, 20317, 20319, 20373, 20390, 20405, 20418, 20427, 20506, 20510, 20520, 20535, 20540, 20551, 20553, 20560, 20565, 20566, 20593
Delegate District:
DC-At Large
Wards:
DC-1, DC-2, DC-3, DC-4, DC-5, DC-6, DC-7, DC-8
Neighboring Unified School Districts:
Alexandria, Arlington County, Fairfax County, Montgomery County, Prince George's County
Nearby Unified School Districts:
Anne Arundel County, Baltimore, Charles County, Fairfax, Falls Church, Howard County, Manassas, Manassas Park, Prince William County, Quantico Marine Corps Center