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Dr H W Mack-W Little River K-8 is
a suburban public school
in Miami, Florida that is part of Miami-Dade County Public Schools.
It serves 383 students
in grades Pre-K - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
Its teachers have had 307 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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97%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Dr H W Mack-W Little River K-8
$169,232
raised using DonorsChoose
307
projects
funded
61
teachers
funded
394
donors
44
projects
for
basic supplies
118
projects for
technology
34
projects for
books
12
projects
for
art supplies
Dr H W Mack-W Little River K-8 has received support from
161 individuals from Florida and
233 individuals out-of-state.
