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About this school
Carlin Combined School is
a rural public school
in Carlin, Nevada that is part of Elko County School District.
It serves 335 students
in grades K - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 20.9:1.
Its teachers have had 71 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
16%
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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Carlin Combined School
$58,747
raised using DonorsChoose
71
projects
funded
37
teachers
funded
42
donors
10
projects
for
basic supplies
16
projects for
technology
9
projects for
books
8
projects
for
art supplies
Carlin Combined School has received support from
25 individuals from Nevada and
17 individuals out-of-state.
