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Head Start Community Program of Morris County, Inc. Dover Site
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Head Start Community Program of Morris County, Inc. Dover Site is
a public school
in Dover, New Jersey that is part of Office of Head Start.
Its teachers have had 15 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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Head Start Community Program of Morris County, Inc. Dover Site Demographics
47%
of students receive free or reduced price lunch
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
Source: US Census Data for the surrounding geographic area
68%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Head Start Community Program of Morris County, Inc. Dover Site
$10,170
raised using DonorsChoose
15
projects
funded
9
teachers
funded
82
donors
2
projects for
books
2
projects
for
art supplies
Head Start Community Program of Morris County, Inc. Dover Site has received support from
48 individuals from New Jersey and
34 individuals out-of-state.
