The DCPS funding formula does differentiate public funding based on the number of students at each grade level and in different special needs categories, including special education, English language learners, and those «at risk» for academic failure.38 DCPS would not disclose how or if it factors in parental
donations when determining school budgets or allocations.39 However, it did report not having a policy to equitably redistribute parent
donations or to prohibit these
additional dollars from being put toward staffing.40