Bluffs Community Unit School in Bluffs, Illinois on DonorsChoose

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About this school

Bluffs Community Unit School is a rural public school in Bluffs, Illinois that is part of Scott Morgan Community Unit School District 2. It serves 175 students in grades Pre-K - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 25.0:1. Its teachers have had 10 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades Pre-K - 12

175 Students

7 Teachers

100 W Rockwood St

Bluffs, IL 62621 View local requests

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Bluffs Community Unit School Demographics

40%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

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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