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About this school
Banks County Primary School is
a rural public school
in Homer, Georgia that is part of Banks County School District.
It serves 685 students
in grades Pre-K - 2 with a student/teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
Its teachers have had 36 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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15%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.
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Banks County Primary School
$13,216
raised using DonorsChoose
36
projects
funded
18
teachers
funded
99
donors
1
project
for
basic supplies
1
project for
books
2
projects
for
art supplies
Banks County Primary School has received support from
68 individuals from Georgia and
31 individuals out-of-state.
