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Palo Alto Unified School District

  • Schools
    19
  • Students
    12,000
  • Teachers
    726

Palo Alto Unified School District is a public school district in California. They serve 12,000 students across 19 schools, and its teachers have had 135 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

  • Contact Palo Alto Unified School District Contact data is sourced from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) annual survey process, so apologies if it's out of date!

  • (650) 329-3700
  • 25 Churchill Ave
  • Palo Alto, CA-1099
  • Website

Palo Alto Unified School District Demographics

11%
of students receive free or reduced price lunch We receive data about students' economic need from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) based on the Free or Reduced Price Lunch scale. Learn more.
Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
49%
of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian Numbers may not add up to 100 due to NCES survey limitations.

Schools in districts that mainly serve students of color receive substantially less state and local support than similar districts that serve primarily White students. Learn more about this gap, why it exists, and how you can help close it.

Palo Alto Unified School District Funding Data from the NCES School District Finance Survey

Palo Alto Unified School District had a total revenue of $317.5 million in the 2016-17 school year. 84.6% came from local sources, 13.8% from state sources, and 1.7% from federal sources.

Palo Alto Unified School District had a per-pupil revenue of $26,462 per pupil in the 2016-17 school year. 84.6% came from local sources, 13.8% from state sources, and 1.7% from federal sources.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics

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Palo Alto Unified School District Support on DonorsChoose Last updated Dec 1, 2023

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Palo Alto Unified School District

$74,782
raised using DonorsChoose
135
projects funded
63
teachers funded
433
donors
6
projects for basic supplies
10
projects for technology
30
projects for books
5
projects for art supplies

Palo Alto Unified School District has received support from 356 individuals from California and 77 individuals out-of-state.

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