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About this school
Hazlehurst Elementary School is
a rural public school
in Hazlehurst, Mississippi that is part of Hazlehurst City School District.
It serves 615 students
in grades K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 19.2:1.
Its teachers have had 168 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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95%
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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Hazlehurst Elementary School
$93,375
raised using DonorsChoose
168
projects
funded
79
teachers
funded
389
donors
52
projects
for
basic supplies
38
projects for
technology
6
projects for
books
5
projects
for
art supplies
Hazlehurst Elementary School has received support from
81 individuals from Mississippi and
308 individuals out-of-state.