H-1B sponsorDCFEIN 53-6001131Updated May 2026

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Filed 347 disclosures between FY2023 and FY2025 from worksites with a DC headquarters indicator.

Total filings

347

Outside top-N

Certified

99.1%

unconditional approval

Withdrawn

0.6%

incl. cert-withdrawn

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate

Summary

District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) is the public school system serving Washington, DC. Since 2023, the district has become an active H-1B sponsor, filing 347 labor condition applications across three years with a 99.14% certification rate and no denials.

The vast majority of DCPS H-1B sponsorships target K-12 teaching roles. Elementary school teachers account for 158 filings, secondary school teachers for 119 filings, and special education teachers for 24 filings. These three categories represent approximately 92% of all DCPS petitions. The district also sponsors occasional positions in physician roles and instructional coordination.

Filing volume grew sharply from 31 petitions in 2023 to 164 in 2024, then moderated slightly to 152 in 2025. With a 99.14% certification rate and only 0.58% of applications withdrawn, DCPS maintains one of the strongest approval records among school system sponsors.

DCPS H-1B sponsor
District of Columbia Public Schools teacher visa
H-1B teacher filings
DCPS prevailing wage
Washington DC school district H-1B

Outcome breakdown

Share of DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS’s LCAs by DOL case status.

Certified99.1%

Cert-withdrawn0.3%

Withdrawn0.6%

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Top occupations sponsored

SOC codes filed most by DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Click any row to open the national salary guide.

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	25-2021	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	158
2	25-2031	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	119
3	25-2056	Special Education Teachers, Elementary School	24
4	29-1229	Physicians, All Other	14
5	25-9031	Instructional Coordinators	4
6	27-3031	Public Relations Specialists	3
7	19-3034	School Psychologists	3
8	29-1223	Psychiatrists	3
9	11-3061	Purchasing Managers	2
10	15-1252	Software Developers	2

Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education

158

Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education

119

Special Education Teachers, Elementary School

Physicians, All Other

Instructional Coordinators

Public Relations Specialists

School Psychologists

Psychiatrists

Purchasing Managers

Software Developers

Filings by fiscal year

Year-over-year H-1B filing volume — a hiring-demand signal, not headcount.

Year	Filings
FY2023	31
FY2024	164
FY2025	152

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