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About this school
Coulston Elementary School is
a town public school
in Shelbyville, Indiana that is part of Shelbyville Central School District.
It serves 428 students
in grades K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 17.8:1.
Its teachers have had 21 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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28%
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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Coulston Elementary School
$7,265
raised using DonorsChoose
21
projects
funded
11
teachers
funded
53
donors
1
project
for
basic supplies
4
projects for
technology
3
projects for
books
2
projects
for
art supplies
Coulston Elementary School has received support from
37 individuals from Indiana and
16 individuals out-of-state.
