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About this school
Chesapeake Elementary School is
a suburban public school
in Chesapeake, Ohio that is part of Chesapeake Union Exempt Village School District.
It serves 498 students
in grades Pre-K - 4 with a student/teacher ratio of 18.4:1.
Its teachers have had 231 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
3%
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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Last updated Dec 5, 2025
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Chesapeake Elementary School
$100,159
raised using DonorsChoose
231
projects
funded
37
teachers
funded
612
donors
15
projects
for
basic supplies
62
projects for
technology
23
projects for
books
31
projects
for
art supplies
Chesapeake Elementary School has received support from
414 individuals from Ohio and
198 individuals out-of-state.