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About this school
Dike - Newell School is
a town public school
in Bath, Maine that is part of Rsu 1.
It serves 240 students
in grades Pre-K - 2 with a student/teacher ratio of 10.4:1.
Its teachers have had 225 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
Public School
Title 1
Data about Title 1 status comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education.
Grades Pre-K - 2
240 Students
23 Teachers
800 High StContact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.
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7%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Dike - Newell School
$89,923
raised using DonorsChoose
225
projects
funded
21
teachers
funded
490
donors
8
projects
for
basic supplies
7
projects for
technology
92
projects for
books
16
projects
for
art supplies
Dike - Newell School has received support from
302 individuals from Maine and
188 individuals out-of-state.
