One of the most important decisions we make as parents and guardians is to send our students to Piedmont schools where they engage in top-tier academics led by enthusiastic teachers and staff. Everything from the playground equipment to the STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics) curriculum helps our kids establish a sense of belonging and mindfulness on their passage to a capable, creative and thoughtful life.

This is only possible through community contributions.

Each year PEF does a calculation with the PUSD budget: All district expenses, minus funds received through the government and parcel taxes. Divide the answer by the number of students at PUSD and you have what we call “the gap”. The gap is the amount the Piedmont school community needs to contribute/raise for our kids to continue on this journey.

This year, the gap is $2,274 per student.