Beech Street School in Manchester, New Hampshire on DonorsChoose

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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 522 students in grades K - 4 with a student/teacher ratio of 12.1:1. Its teachers have had 191 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

Supporting this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Public School

Title 1

Grades K - 4

522 Students

43 Teachers

333 Beech St

Manchester, NH 03103 View local requests

http://beech.mansd.org

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Kindergarten teacher at PS81 - Robert J. Christen School in Bronx, NY

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Beech Street School Demographics

67%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

54%

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.

Beech Street School Support on DonorsChoose Last updated Jul 31, 2026

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