Every Day Counts

Every September we celebrate the beginning of the school year and Attendance Awareness Month because we know that in order for children to reap the benefits of instruction, they must be in school every day. During this same time, schools across the city work to finalize their enrollment numbers ahead of the annual Enrollment Audit in early October. Enrollment data helps to determine per pupil funding that schools receive (in DC for school year 2016-17, this amount is $9,682). During the 2015-16 school year, both DCPS and DC public charter schools reported increased enrollment numbers from the previous school year:  48,439 children attend DCPS schools while 38,905 attend DC public charter schools. This growth indicates that as the number of children in our city increases, so does participation in our public school system.