DoDDs

DoDDS

The Department of Defense Dependents Schools (DoDDS) are a network of schools, both Primary and Secondary, that serve the Dependents of United States Military and Civilian United States Department of Defense (DoD) Personnel in Europe, the Pacific, the Caribbean and the eastern US (all only on American Bases.)

DoDDs is the 10^th Largest School District of the US.

While DoDDS is free for and Military and Civilian Dependent whose Parents are on Official Orders others can also send their Children to a DoDDs School by paying.

DoDDS started in 1946, after World War 2 to give American Education to American Children on American Bases Overseas.

In 1946 the first DoDDs Schools were in West Germany (West Berlin, Bremen, Frankfurt, Heidelberg, Munich and Nurnberg.)

In 2024 DoDDs operates 160 Schools in 11 Countries, 7 US States and 2 US Territories – across 10 Time Zones – with a total of 66,416 Students.

20,248 Students in the Americas (the US and Caribbean)

24,778 Students in Europe

21,390 Students in the Pacific (including US Territories)

 

In 2024 DoDDs has 11,828 Employees:

451 at their Headquarters

4,363 at Schools in the Americas (the US and Caribbean)

2,921 at Schools in the Pacific (including US Territories)

4,093 at Schools in Europe

 

DoDDs Schools by Country/Territory:

Bahrain: 1

Belgium: 5

Cuba: 1

Germany: 34

Italy: 10

Japan: 35

The Netherlands: 2

Spain: 3

South Korea: 8

Turkey: 1

The United Kingdom: 7

 

Across the United States:

Fort Moore, Georgia: 5

Fort Stewart, Georgia: 3

Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina: 6

Fort Liberty, North Carolina: 7

Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina: 1

Fort Jackson, South Carolina: 4

Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina; 2

Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division, Virginia: 1

Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia: 2

Fort Campbell, Kentucky: 6

Fort Knox, Kentucky: 4

Fort Rucker, Alabama: 1

Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama: 1

USMA West Point, New York: 2

 

Across United State Territories:

Puerto Rico: 4

Guam: 4

 

Note: There are International Schools (some run by the Us State Department) in Foreign Countries, but they are not affiliated with DoDDs – the US Military.