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Mars Hill Elementary School

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Mars Hill Elementary School is a rural public school in Mars Hill, North Carolina that is part of Madison County School District. It serves 441 students in grades K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 13.0:1. Its teachers have had 75 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades K - 5

441 Students

34 Teachers

200 School House Ln

Mars Hill, NC 28754 View local requests

http://www.madisonk12.net/domain/280

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Mars Hill Elementary School Demographics

80%

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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Mars Hill Elementary School

$37,580

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

232

donors

projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

Mars Hill Elementary School has received support from 167 individuals from North Carolina and 65 individuals out-of-state.

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Mars Hill Elementary School

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