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Imperial Beach Charter School

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Imperial Beach Charter School is a suburban public school in Imperial Beach, California that is part of South Bay Union School District. It serves 850 students in grades 2 - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 22.4:1. Its teachers have had 58 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades 2 - 8

850 Students

38 Teachers

650 Imperial Beach Blvd

Imperial Beach, CA 91932 View local requests

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Imperial Beach Charter School Demographics

64%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

71%

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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Imperial Beach Charter School

$30,848

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

195

donors

projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

projects for art supplies

Imperial Beach Charter School has received support from 149 individuals from California and 46 individuals out-of-state.

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Imperial Beach Charter School

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