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Portland Public Schools

Contact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.

About this district

Portland Public Schools is a public school district in Oregon. They serve 50,000 students across 109 schools, and its teachers have had 7,241 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

  • 109
    Schools
  • 50,000
    Students
  • 2,742
    Teachers

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Portland Public Schools Demographics

39%
of students receive free or reduced price lunch Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
27%
of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.

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.

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

Portland Public Schools had a total revenue of $826.5 million in the 2016-17 school year. 61.9% came from local sources, 31.9% from state sources, and 6.1% from federal sources.

Portland Public Schools had a per-pupil revenue of $16,531 per pupil in the 2016-17 school year. 61.9% came from local sources, 31.9% from state sources, and 6.1% from federal sources.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics

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Portland Public Schools Support on DonorsChoose Last updated Dec 20, 2024

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Portland Public Schools

$4.7 million
raised using DonorsChoose
7,241
projects funded
1,814
teachers funded
23,743
donors
450
projects for basic supplies
721
projects for technology
1,435
projects for books
323
projects for art supplies

Portland Public Schools has received support from 15,867 individuals from Oregon and 7,876 individuals out-of-state.

Portland Public Schools Schools

Abernethy Elementary School ACCESS Academy 6-8 @ Lane Access Academy Ainsworth Elementary School Alameda Elementary School Alliance High School at Meek Campus Alliance High School - Kenton Applegate Headstart Arleta Elementary School Astor K-8 School Atkinson Elementary School Beach Elementary School Beaumont Middle School Benson Polytechnic High School Beverly Cleary School Boise - Eliot Elementary School BREAKTHROUGH SCHOOL Bridger Elementary School at Holladay Annex Bridger Elementary School Bridlemile Elementary School Buckman Arts Focus Elementary School Capitol Hill Elementary School Chapman Elementary School Chapman @ The Ramona (Kindergarten) Chief Joseph Elementary School Clarendon Early Learning Cesar Chavez K-8 School Cleveland High School Columbia Regional Program Preschool @ Wilcox Community Transition Program Clark Elementary School Creston Elementary School Da Vinci Arts Middle School DART School - SAGE Delayed Expulsion School Duniway Elementary School Odyssey Program at East Sylvan West Sylvan Middle School Emerson School Faubion K-8 School Forest Park Elementary School Franklin High School George Middle School Glencoe Elementary School Grant High School Gray Middle School Grout Elementary School Harrison Park School Hayhurst Elementary School Hosford Middle School Irvington Elementary School Jackson Middle School James John Elementary School Jason Lee Elementary School Jefferson Middle College Adv Studies Kairospdx Learning Academy Kellogg Middle School Kelly Center Head Start Kelly Elementary School Martin Luther King Elementary School Lane Middle School Laurelhurst Elementary School Le Monde French Immersion Public Charter School Lent Elementary School Lewis Elementary School Lincoln High School Llewellyn Elementary School Leodis V McDaniel High School Maplewood Elementary School Markham Elementary School Marysville Elementary School Metropolitan Learning Center Mount Tabor Middle School NAYA Early College Academy Nickerson DART School Ockley Green Middle School Day Program at Edwards School Peninsula Elementary School Pioneer Program at Holladay Harriet Tubman Middle School Pioneer Special School Program @ Buckman Elementary Pioneer Special School Program - Holladay Annex Pioneer Youngson Portland Arthur Academy Portland Village School Portland Virtual Scholars Richmond Immersion Elementary Charter School Rieke Elementary School Rigler Elementary School Roosevelt High School Rosa Parks Elementary School Rose City Park Elementary School Roseway Heights Middle School Sabin Elementary School Sacajawea Head Start Scott Elementary School Sellwood Middle School Sitton Elementary School Skyline Elementary School Stephenson Elementary School Sunnyside Environmental School Vernon Elementary School Vestal Elementary School Whitman Elementary School Ida B Wells - Barnett High School Winterhaven Elementary School Woodlawn Elementary School Woodmere Elementary School Woodstock Elementary School
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