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About this school
Early Learning Center - Mary Castle is
a public school
in Indianapolis, Indiana that is part of Msd Of Lawrence Twp.
It serves 317 students
in grades Pre-K - K.
Its teachers have had 40 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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70%
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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Early Learning Center - Mary Castle
$17,226
raised using DonorsChoose
40
projects
funded
16
teachers
funded
108
donors
2
projects
for
basic supplies
1
project for
technology
3
projects for
books
4
projects
for
art supplies
Early Learning Center - Mary Castle has received support from
84 individuals from Indiana and
24 individuals out-of-state.