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About this school
Battle Creek Elementary is
an urban public school
in Saint Paul, Minnesota that is part of Saint Paul Public Schools.
It serves 470 students
in grades K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
Its teachers have had 379 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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79%
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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Battle Creek Elementary
$209,092
raised using DonorsChoose
379
projects
funded
58
teachers
funded
775
donors
22
projects
for
basic supplies
42
projects for
technology
53
projects for
books
22
projects
for
art supplies
Battle Creek Elementary has received support from
554 individuals from Minnesota and
221 individuals out-of-state.