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Dr Daniel Bright School

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About this school

Dr Daniel Bright School is a town public school in Cottonwood, Arizona that is part of Cottonwood-Oak Creek School District. It serves 596 students in grades K - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 24.8:1. Its teachers have had 106 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades K - 8

596 Students

24 Teachers

1500 S Monte Tesoro Dr

Cottonwood, AZ 86326 View local requests

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Dr Daniel Bright School Demographics

56%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

48%

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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Dr Daniel Bright School

$75,332

raised using DonorsChoose

106

projects funded

teachers funded

265

donors

projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

projects for art supplies

Dr Daniel Bright School has received support from 183 individuals from Arizona and 82 individuals out-of-state.

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