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About this school
Carmel Elementary School is
a rural public school
in Carmel, Maine that is part of Rsu 87/msad 23.
It serves 161 students
in grades Pre-K - 4 with a student/teacher ratio of 10.1:1.
Its teachers have had 96 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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2%
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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Carmel Elementary School
$38,531
raised using DonorsChoose
96
projects
funded
18
teachers
funded
269
donors
2
projects
for
basic supplies
6
projects for
technology
70
projects for
books
Carmel Elementary School has received support from
176 individuals from Maine and
93 individuals out-of-state.