Martin Millennium Academy in Tarboro, North Carolina on DonorsChoose

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About this school

Martin Millennium Academy is a town public school in Tarboro, North Carolina that is part of Edgecombe County Public School District. It serves 549 students in grades K - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 11.9:1. Its teachers have had 39 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades K - 8

549 Students

46 Teachers

400 E Johnston St

Tarboro, NC 27886 View local requests

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Martin Millennium Academy Demographics

95%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

77%

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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