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Magnolia Park Elementary School

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Magnolia Park Elementary School is a suburban public school in Ocean Springs, Mississippi that is part of Ocean Springs School District. It serves 636 students in grades K - 3 with a student/teacher ratio of 17.2:1. Its teachers have had 182 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

Public School

Title 1

Grades K - 3

636 Students

37 Teachers

3500 Government St

Ocean Springs, MS 39564 View local requests

http://www.ossdms.org/magnoliapark/magnoliapark.html

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Magnolia Park Elementary School Demographics

44%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

16%

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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Magnolia Park Elementary School

$81,645

raised using DonorsChoose

182

projects funded

teachers funded

532

donors

projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

projects for art supplies

Magnolia Park Elementary School has received support from 399 individuals from Mississippi and 133 individuals out-of-state.

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