|
Major Urban & Rural Grants
| Challenge Site |
Area Challenge draws from |
Local Challenge Site Grant Recipients |
Number of Districts |
Number of Schools |
Number of Teachers |
Number of Students |
Bay Area
|
6 Bay Area counties |
86 Leadership Schools
Area Total
Challenge percentage
|
38
118
32%
|
86
1,214
7%
|
3,480
37,200
9%
|
72,300
772,300
9%
|
Boston |
Boston Public Schools
|
62 schools
Area Total
Challenge percentage
|
1
1
-
|
62
128
48%
|
1,000
2,330
43%
|
27,000
63,000
43%
|
Chicago |
Chicago Public Schools
|
61 networks
Area Total
Challenge percentage
|
1
1
-
|
223
559
40%
|
10,520
27,190
39%
|
171,600
430,230
40%
|
Detroit |
Detroit Public Schools
|
20 clusters
Area Total
Challenge percentage
|
1
1
-
|
84
261
32%
|
2,120
10,080
21%
|
63,700
183,000
35%
|
Houston** |
6 Houston area school districts
|
76 schools
Area Total
Challenge percentage
|
6
6
-
|
76
429
18%
|
3,990
23,000
17%
|
67,200
400,000
17%
|
Los Angeles |
Los Angeles County
|
28 School Families
Area Total
Challenge percentage
|
15
81
19%
|
247
1,700
15%
|
8,720
69,800
12%
|
210,100
1,600,000
13%
|
NY Networks |
New York City Public Schools
|
26 networks
Area Total
Challenge percentage
|
32
32
-
|
140
1,100
13%
|
3,560
63,550
6%
|
51,700
1,100,000
5%
|
Philadelphia |
Philadelphia Public Schools
|
22 clusters (district-wide)
Area Total
Challenge percentage
|
1
1
-
|
257
257
100%
|
12,500
12,500
100%
|
217,200
217,200
100%
|
Rural Challenge** |
All of rural America
|
32 projects
|
196
(in 30 states)
|
767*
|
14,520
|
169,300
|
South Florida |
Broward, Dade, and Palm Beach Counties
|
98 school/business/
civic partnerships
Area Total
Challenge percentage
|
3
3
-
|
178
627
28%
|
15,490
38,300
40%
|
258,900
719,000
36%
|
Arts Projects |
Minnesota Arts**
|
Minneapolis Public Schools
|
32 schools
Area Total
Challenge percentage
|
1
1
-
|
32
102
31%
|
1,500
4,395
34%
|
19,300
48,880
39%
|
Transforming Education through the Arts Challenge |
All of America
|
6 clusters
|
31
|
35
|
1,500
|
24,000
|
NYC Arts**
|
New York City Public Schools
|
61 schools, 100 partner organizations
Area Total
Challenge percentage
|
24
32
75%
|
61
1,100
6%
|
2,000
63,550
3%
|
40,000
1,100,000
4%
|
Special Opportunity Grants |
Atlanta |
3 Atlanta area school districts
|
7 schools
Area Total
Challenge percentage
|
3
3
-
|
7
171
4%
|
360
7,600
5%
|
3,700
121,800
3%
|
Chattanooga |
Hamilton County Public Schools
|
district-wide
Area Total
Challenge percentage
|
1
1
-
|
82
82
100%
|
3,000
3,000
100%
|
45,000
45,000
100%
|
Chelsea, MA |
Chelsea Public Schools |
district-wide
Area Total
Challenge percentage
|
1
1
-
|
8
8
100%
|
300
300
100%
|
5,500
5,500
100%
|
Salt Lake City |
Salt Lake City Public Schools
|
district-wide
Area Total
Challenge percentage
|
1
1
-
|
36
36
100%
|
1,350
1,350
100%
|
25,600
25,600
100%
|
W. Baltimore |
Baltimore City Public Schools
|
3 schools
Area Total
Challenge percentage
|
1
1
-
|
3
183
1%
|
80
6,000
1%
|
1,400
107,400
1%
|
|
Challenge
TOTAL
|
|
|
357
districts
|
2,384
schools
|
85,990
teachers
|
1,473,500
students
|
|
