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About this school
Dr Norman Crisp School is
an urban public school
in Nashua, New Hampshire that is part of School Administrative Unit 42.
It serves 361 students
in grades K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 10.6:1.
Its teachers have had 336 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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51%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Dr Norman Crisp School
$162,613
raised using DonorsChoose
336
projects
funded
58
teachers
funded
660
donors
34
projects
for
basic supplies
32
projects for
technology
60
projects for
books
17
projects
for
art supplies
Dr Norman Crisp School has received support from
384 individuals from New Hampshire and
276 individuals out-of-state.