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  • D.C. State Board of Education

District of Columbia

  • Districts
    7
  • Students
    88,409
  • Teachers
    6,825

District of Columbia serves 88,409 students across 7 districts. Its teachers have had 20,101 projects funded on DonorsChoose, representing $13.1 million in funds.

  • Contact D.C. State Board of Education Contact data is sourced from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) annual survey process, so apologies if it's out of date!

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  • 441 4th Street NW Suite 530S"
  • Washington, DC 20001 -0001
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District of Columbia School Spending

District of Columbia spent a total of $2.0 billion in the 2016-17 school year school year on education. 55.3% of that was on instruction, 41.2% on support services, and 3.5% on other costs.

District of Columbia spent a total of $22,869 per pupil in the 2016-17 school year school year on education. 55.3% of that was on instruction, 41.2% on support services, and 3.5% on other costs.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics

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D.C. State Board of Education school support on DonorsChoose Last updated Dec 6, 2023

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D.C. State Board of Education

$13.1 million
raised using DonorsChoose
20,101
projects funded
5,604
teachers funded
92,658
donors
1,262
projects for basic supplies
3,066
projects for technology
2,955
projects for books
834
projects for art supplies

D.C. State Board of Education has received support from 18,318 individuals from District of Columbia and 37,170 individuals out-of-state.

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