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About this school
Dawes Middle School is
an urban public school
in Lincoln, Nebraska that is part of Lincoln Public School District 1.
It serves 395 students
in grades 6 - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 9.2:1.
Its teachers have had 2 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
33%
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 22, 2025
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Dawes Middle School
$15,438
raised using DonorsChoose
2
projects
funded
1
teacher
funded
2
donors
1
project for
technology
Dawes Middle School has received support from
1 individuals from Nebraska and
1 individual out-of-state.