About TeachDC

Student Population

The DC Public School system has a diverse student population with more than 65,000 students that represent 138 different nationalities.

Approximately 12% of the student population belongs to a language minority group and another 7% are classified as Limited English Proficient or Non English Proficient learners.

84.4% African American

9.4% Hispanic

4.6% Caucasian

1.6% Asian American

0.5% Other