Dime Box School in Dime Box, Texas on DonorsChoose

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Dime Box School is a rural public school in Dime Box, Texas that is part of Dime Box Independent School District. It serves 163 students in grades Pre-K - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 8.6:1. Its teachers have had 22 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades Pre-K - 12

163 Students

19 Teachers

1079 Stephen F Austin Blvd

Dime Box, TX 77853 View local requests

http://www.dimeboxisd.net

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Dime Box School Demographics

82%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

71%

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

Schools in districts that mainly serve students of color receive substantially less state and local support than similar districts that serve primarily White students. Learn more about this gap, why it exists, and how you can help close it.

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Dime Box School

$9,620

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

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project for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

Dime Box School has received support from 23 individuals from Texas and 9 individuals out-of-state.

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