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Chesapeake 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

Chesapeake Public Schools is a public school district in Virginia. They serve 39,722 students across 47 schools, and its teachers have had 2,064 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

  • 47
    Schools
  • 39,722
    Students
  • 2,681
    Teachers

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Chesapeake Public Schools Demographics

42%
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
44%
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.

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

Chesapeake Public Schools had a total revenue of $501.5 million in the 2016-17 school year. 45.9% came from local sources, 48.0% from state sources, and 6.1% from federal sources.

Chesapeake Public Schools had a per-pupil revenue of $12,626 per pupil in the 2016-17 school year. 45.9% came from local sources, 48.0% from state sources, and 6.1% from federal sources.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics

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Chesapeake Public Schools Support on DonorsChoose Last updated Dec 3, 2024

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Chesapeake Public Schools

$1.3 million
raised using DonorsChoose
2,064
projects funded
679
teachers funded
6,566
donors
166
projects for basic supplies
330
projects for technology
336
projects for books
81
projects for art supplies

Chesapeake Public Schools has received support from 3,756 individuals from Virginia and 2,810 individuals out-of-state.

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