Charlestown Primary School in Charlestown, New Hampshire on DonorsChoose

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About this school

Charlestown Primary School is a rural public school in Charlestown, New Hampshire that is part of School Administrative Unit 60. It serves 234 students in grades Pre-K - 4 with a student/teacher ratio of 11.1:1. Its teachers have had 59 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

Equity Focus School

Support towards this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Public School

Title 1

Grades Pre-K - 4

234 Students

21 Teachers

84 East St

Charlestown, NH 03603 View local requests

http://sites.google.com/a/apps.sau60.org/cps

Evidence-based impact

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Ms. Vero, a DonorsChoose teacher for 9 years.

Kindergarten teacher at PS81 - Robert J. Christen School in Bronx, NY

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Charlestown Primary School Demographics

52%

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.

Charlestown Primary School Support on DonorsChoose Last updated Dec 4, 2025

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