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About this school
Solomon - Plains Elementary School is
a suburban public school
in Plains, Pennsylvania that is part of Wilkes - Barre Area School District.
It serves 718 students
in grades K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
Its teachers have had 329 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
37%
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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Solomon - Plains Elementary School
$124,227
raised using DonorsChoose
329
projects
funded
24
teachers
funded
1,048
donors
28
projects
for
basic supplies
76
projects for
technology
30
projects for
books
7
projects
for
art supplies
Solomon - Plains Elementary School has received support from
340 individuals from Pennsylvania and
708 individuals out-of-state.