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About this school
Doby's Bridge Elementary School is
a suburban public school
in Fort Mill, South Carolina that is part of York CSD 4 Fort Mills Schools.
It serves 794 students
in grades K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
Its teachers have had 32 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
Public School
Grades K - 5
794 Students
61 Teachers
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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24%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
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Doby's Bridge Elementary School
$13,345
raised using DonorsChoose
32
projects
funded
21
teachers
funded
167
donors
3
projects
for
basic supplies
2
projects for
technology
6
projects for
books
1
project
for
art supplies
Doby's Bridge Elementary School has received support from
134 individuals from South Carolina and
33 individuals out-of-state.
