Lake Crystal - Wellcome Memorial Elementary School in Lake Crystal, Minnesota on DonorsChoose

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About this school

Lake Crystal - Wellcome Memorial Elementary School is a rural public school in Lake Crystal, Minnesota that is part of Lake Crystal - Wellcome Memorial 2071. It serves 423 students in grades K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 11.8:1. Its teachers have had 19 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

Public School

Title 1

Grades K - 5

423 Students

36 Teachers

502 E Watonwan St

Lake Crystal, MN 56055 View local requests

http://www.isd2071.k12.mn.us

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Lake Crystal - Wellcome Memorial Elementary School Demographics

31%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

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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