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About this school
Beech Street School is
an urban public school
in Manchester, New Hampshire that is part of School Administrative Unit 37.
It serves 524 students
in grades K - 4 with a student/teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
Its teachers have had 191 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
56%
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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Last updated Dec 4, 2025
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Beech Street School
$86,148
raised using DonorsChoose
191
projects
funded
46
teachers
funded
433
donors
15
projects
for
basic supplies
20
projects for
technology
41
projects for
books
10
projects
for
art supplies
Beech Street School has received support from
261 individuals from New Hampshire and
172 individuals out-of-state.