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About this school
Dunaire Elementary School is
a suburban public school
in Stone Mountain, Georgia that is part of Dekalb County School District.
It serves 432 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 9.2:1.
Its teachers have had 271 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
94%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.
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Dunaire Elementary School
$104,204
raised using DonorsChoose
271
projects
funded
52
teachers
funded
499
donors
22
projects
for
basic supplies
66
projects for
technology
22
projects for
books
14
projects
for
art supplies
Dunaire Elementary School has received support from
125 individuals from Georgia and
374 individuals out-of-state.