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Dr Martin Luther King Junior Elementary School

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Dr Martin Luther King Junior Elementary School is an urban public school in Utica, New York that is part of Utica City School District. It serves 296 students in grades K - 6 with a student/teacher ratio of 13.5:1. Its teachers have had 33 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Title 1

Grades K - 6

296 Students

22 Teachers

211 Square St

Utica, NY 13501 View local requests

http://www.uticacsd.org

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Dr Martin Luther King Junior Elementary School Demographics

95%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

81%

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 Martin Luther King Junior Elementary School

$16,592

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project for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

projects for art supplies

Dr Martin Luther King Junior Elementary School has received support from 59 individuals from New York and 14 individuals out-of-state.

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