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Without your help, I would not have been able to provide such a warm and welcoming Breakfast Bunch environment for our students! 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About this school
Leesburg Elementary School is
a rural public school
in Leesburg, Florida that is part of Lake County School District.
It serves 843 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
Its teachers have had 679 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
61%
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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Last updated Dec 5, 2025
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Leesburg Elementary School
$263,314
raised using DonorsChoose
679
projects
funded
98
teachers
funded
1,903
donors
68
projects
for
basic supplies
37
projects for
technology
41
projects for
books
29
projects
for
art supplies
Leesburg Elementary School has received support from
856 individuals from Florida and
1,047 individuals out-of-state.