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About this school
Eagle Nest Elementary School is
an urban public school
in N. Charleston, South Carolina that is part of Dorchester School District Two.
It serves 612 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 10.7:1.
Its teachers have had 677 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
Supporting this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.
Public School
Title 1
Data about Title 1 status comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education.
Grades Pre-K - 5
612 Students
57 Teachers
8640 River Oaks DrContact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.
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65%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Eagle Nest Elementary School
$308,463
raised using DonorsChoose
677
projects
funded
121
teachers
funded
965
donors
51
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basic supplies
42
projects for
technology
75
projects for
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art supplies
Eagle Nest Elementary School has received support from
463 individuals from South Carolina and
502 individuals out-of-state.