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Gateway Education Center

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Gateway Education Center is an urban public school in Greensboro, North Carolina that is part of Guilford County Schools. It serves 53 students in grades Not specified with a student/teacher ratio of 2.8:1. Its teachers have had 68 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades Not specified

53 Students

19 Teachers

3205 E Wendover Ave

Greensboro, NC 27405 View local requests

http://gateway.gcsnc.com/pages/gateway_education_center

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Gateway Education Center Demographics

95%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

73%

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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Gateway Education Center

$29,494

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

298

donors

project for technology

projects for books

project for art supplies

Gateway Education Center has received support from 198 individuals from North Carolina and 100 individuals out-of-state.

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Gateway Education Center

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