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Yonkers Public Schools

  • Schools
    41
  • Students
    27,000
  • Teachers
    1,582

Yonkers Public Schools is a public school district in New York. They serve 27,000 students across 41 schools, and its teachers have had 2,070 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

  • Contact Yonkers Public Schools Contact data is sourced from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) annual survey process, so apologies if it's out of date!

  • (914) 376-8000
  • 1 Larkin Ctr
  • Yonkers, NY-7076
  • Website

Yonkers Public Schools Demographics

93%
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
77%
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.

Yonkers Public Schools Funding Data from the NCES School District Finance Survey

Yonkers Public Schools had a total revenue of $639.2 million in the 2016-17 school year. 37.9% came from local sources, 55.8% from state sources, and 6.3% from federal sources.

Yonkers Public Schools had a per-pupil revenue of $23,673 per pupil in the 2016-17 school year. 37.9% came from local sources, 55.8% from state sources, and 6.3% from federal sources.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics

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Yonkers Public Schools Support on DonorsChoose Last updated Sep 27, 2023

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Yonkers Public Schools

$1.1 million
raised using DonorsChoose
2,070
projects funded
504
teachers funded
5,769
donors
175
projects for basic supplies
370
projects for technology
278
projects for books
124
projects for art supplies

Yonkers Public Schools has received support from 3,744 individuals from New York and 2,025 individuals out-of-state.

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