Is a high school course with personal finance concepts required to be taken as a graduation requirement? No, personal finance is not included in the graduation requirements, either as a stand-alone course or embedded in another course. Four credits are required in social studies, but none of them include any personal finance concepts. See: District of Columbia High School Graduation Requirements.
There is no personal finance content in the social studies standards; however, economics is included as an elective. See: District of Columbia Social Studies Standards.
In 2008, the D.C. City Council passed the District of Columbia Financial Literacy Council Establishment Act of 2008. In 2014, that council released its recommendations for personal finance education in D.C. public schools. See: District of Columbia Financial Literacy Recommendations.