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About this school
Brookside Elementary School 54 is
an urban public school
in Indianapolis, Indiana that is part of Indianapolis Public School District.
It serves 366 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
Its teachers have had 218 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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83%
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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Brookside Elementary School 54
$103,062
raised using DonorsChoose
218
projects
funded
74
teachers
funded
527
donors
3
projects
for
basic supplies
13
projects for
technology
22
projects for
books
3
projects
for
art supplies
Brookside Elementary School 54 has received support from
338 individuals from Indiana and
189 individuals out-of-state.
