DoDEA Schools Worldwide
DoDEA Districts
DoDEA | DoDEA-Europe | DoDEA-Pacific (+Guam) | DoDEA-Americas (+Cuba) | ||
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Districts | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
Schools | 160 * | 64 | 45 | 50 | |
Employees (FTEs) | 11,828 | 4,093 | 2,921 | 4,363 | |
Students | 66,416 | 24,778 | 21,390 | 20,248 | |
FTEs data as of 30 June 2022. Students data as of 06 October 2022. * Includes 1 Virtual School. |
DoDEA Schools by Country and State/Territory
DoDEA Americas | DoDEA Europe | DoDEA Pacific |
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Alabama (2) | Bahrain (2) | Japan (including Okinawa) (33) |
Georgia (8) | Belgium (5) | Korea (8) |
Kentucky (10) | United Kingdom (7) | Guam (4) |
New York (2) | Germany (34) | Â |
North Carolina (16) | Italy (10) | Â |
South Carolina (4) | The Netherlands (2) | Â |
Virginia (3) | Spain (3) | Â |
Puerto Rico (4) | Turkey (1) | Â |
Cuba (1) | Â | Â |

DoDEA Scope of Responsibility
Children-the focus of our mission
- Today there are approximately 866,000 military student-age children being educated in public, private and home-based schools in the USA and around the world.
DoDEA Components
- DoDEA Americas
- DoDEA Europe
- DoDEA Pacific
- Non-DoD Schools Program (NDSP)
- Partnership and Outreach Branch
- DoDEA Virtual School
DoDEA Schools, Enrollment, and FTEs Totals
- 160 schools worldwide (Including Virtual HS)
- 66,416 students (data as of 06 OCTOBER 2022)
- 11,828 FTEs (data as of 06 JUNE 2022)
Note: This is the number of full-time equivalents (FTEs), not the number of employees. These figures may change based on enrollment fluctuations.
Non-DoD Schools Program (NDSP)
- The Non-DoD Program supports approximately 4,000 students assigned to 307 duty stations worldwide. Data as of 01 OCTOBER 2022.
Partnership Branch
- DoDEA shares expertise with local education agencies (LEA) and public schools that educate military students through our Partnership Branch.
Student Enrollment by Region/District
Projected | (%) of DoDEA total |
Americas (50 Schools) | 20,248 (31%) |
DoDEA Mid-Atlantic District (26) | 10,341 (16%) |
DoDEA Southeast District (24) | 9,907 (15%) |
Europe (64) | 24,778Â (37%) |
DoDEA Europe East (31) | 14,113 (21%) |
DoDEA Europe South (16) | 5,583 (8%) |
DoDEA Europe West (17) | 5,082 (8%) |
Pacific (45) | 21,390 (31%) |
DoDEA Pacific East (20) | 8,121 (12%) |
DoDEA Pacific South (13) | 6,303 (9%) |
DoDEA Pacific West (12) | 6,966 (10%) |
Grand Total 160 | 66,416 |
Notes:
- Virtual students included.
- Kindergarten (Full Day) Child Find, Contracted Out, and Home Schooled Students not included.
- SY2019-20 peak enrollment was 71,151. SY2018-19 peak enrollment 70,720. SY 2017-18 peak enrollment was 72,006. SY 2016-17 peak enrollment was 73,046.
Current enrollments can be found on DoDEA's Enrollment page.
FY 2021 Enacted Budget (As of 5 October 2021)
Operations & Maintenance (O&M) | $ 2.959 B |
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Military Construction (MILCON)Â | $ 0.105 B |
Procurement (PROC)Â Â | $ 0.001 B |
Total | $ 3.065 B |
DoDEA manages $3.07 billion to operate our school system. Accountability is paramount. Managers from every level of DoDEA participate in a process for prioritizing mission requirements and allocating limited discretionary funds. Of the annual DoDEA budget, approximately 63% is devoted to payroll expenses, including overseas living quarters and post allowances.