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About this school
Contentnea - Savannah School is
a rural public school
in Kinston, North Carolina that is part of Lenoir County Public Schools.
It serves 769 students
in grades K - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
Its teachers have had 628 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
Supporting this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.
Public School
Title 1
Data about Title 1 status comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education.
Grades K - 8
769 Students
56 Teachers
3400 Ferrell RdContact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.
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63%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
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Contentnea - Savannah School
$253,328
raised using DonorsChoose
628
projects
funded
85
teachers
funded
974
donors
99
projects
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117
projects for
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76
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art supplies
Contentnea - Savannah School has received support from
520 individuals from North Carolina and
454 individuals out-of-state.