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Fort Sanders Education Development Center

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Fort Sanders Education Development Center is an urban public school in Knoxville, Tennessee that is part of Knox County Schools. It serves 430 students in grades Not specified with a student/teacher ratio of 30.7:1. Its teachers have had 11 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Grades Not specified

430 Students

14 Teachers

501 21st St SW

Knoxville, TN 37916 View local requests

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Fort Sanders Education Development Center Demographics

26%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

31%

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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Fort Sanders Education Development Center

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Fort Sanders Education Development Center has received support from 33 individuals from Tennessee and 7 individuals out-of-state.

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