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Big Sandy School

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Big Sandy School is a public school in Simla, Colorado that is part of Big Sandy School Dist 100-j. It serves 329 students in grades Pre-K - 12. Its teachers have had 93 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

Public School

Grades Pre-K - 12

329 Students

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18091 County Road 125

Simla, CO 80835 View local requests

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Ms. Vero, a DonorsChoose teacher for 9 years.

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

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Big Sandy School Demographics

The percentage of students that qualify for free or reduced price lunch is not available.

Source: US Census Data for the surrounding geographic area

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.

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Big Sandy School

$70,199

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

194

donors

projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

projects for art supplies

Big Sandy School has received support from 85 individuals from Colorado and 109 individuals out-of-state.

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