Beacon Day Treatment Center in Taylor, Michigan on DonorsChoose

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About this school

Beacon Day Treatment Center is a suburban public school in Taylor, Michigan that is part of Lincoln Park Public School District. It serves 198 students in grades Not specified with a student/teacher ratio of 8.2:1. Its teachers have had 21 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

Equity Focus School

Support towards this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Public School

Grades Not specified

198 Students

24 Teachers

12501 Telegraph Rd.

Taylor, MI 48180 View local requests

https://beacon.lincolnparkpublicschools.com/

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Beacon Day Treatment Center Demographics

79%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

32%

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

Schools in districts that mainly serve students of color receive substantially less state and local support than similar districts that serve primarily White students. Learn more about this gap, why it exists, and how you can help close it.

Beacon Day Treatment Center Support on DonorsChoose Last updated Dec 5, 2025

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