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20,000

Number of Washington, D.C., students (out of 47,548) who applied in the first round to attend a school different from the one in their neighborhood for 2015-16.

Number of Washington, D.C., students (out of 47,548) who applied in the first round to attend a school different from the one in their neighborhood for 2015-16.

Daniel Luzer is GOVERNING's news editor.