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About this school
Lawton Chiles Middle School is
a suburban public school
in Hialeah, Florida that is part of Miami-Dade County Public Schools.
It serves 514 students
in grades 6 - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
Its teachers have had 21 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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96%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Lawton Chiles Middle School
$17,905
raised using DonorsChoose
21
projects
funded
18
teachers
funded
70
donors
2
projects for
technology
1
project for
books
Lawton Chiles Middle School has received support from
54 individuals from Florida and
16 individuals out-of-state.
