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Garfield Early Learning Center

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Garfield Early Learning Center is a suburban public school in Garfield, New Jersey that is part of Garfield School District. It serves 224 students in grades Pre-K - Pre-K with a student/teacher ratio of 8.3:1. Its teachers have had 86 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Grades Pre-K - Pre-K

224 Students

27 Teachers

241 Ray St

Garfield, NJ 07026 View local requests

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Garfield Early Learning Center Demographics

34%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

48%

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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Garfield Early Learning Center

$54,360

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

248

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project for technology

projects for books

projects for art supplies

Garfield Early Learning Center has received support from 175 individuals from New Jersey and 73 individuals out-of-state.

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