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Martin Luther King Charter School Excel

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Martin Luther King Charter School Excel is an urban public school in Springfield, Massachusetts that is part of Massachusetts Department of Education. It serves 354 students in grades K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 10.1:1. Its teachers have had 55 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades K - 5

354 Students

35 Teachers

285 Dorset St

Springfield, MA 01108 View local requests

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Martin Luther King Charter School Excel Demographics

86%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

95%

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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Martin Luther King Charter School Excel

$37,794

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

217

donors

projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

Martin Luther King Charter School Excel has received support from 127 individuals from Massachusetts and 90 individuals out-of-state.

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