Midlands STEM Institute in Winnsboro, South Carolina on DonorsChoose

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About this school

Midlands STEM Institute is a town public school in Winnsboro, South Carolina that is part of South Carolina Department of Education. It serves 187 students in grades K - 11. Its teachers have had 56 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

Equity Focus School

Support towards this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Public School

Title 1

Grades K - 11

187 Students

# of teachers unavailable

854 HWY 321 Bus South

Winnsboro, SC 29180 View local requests

https://midlandsstem.org/

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Ms. Vero, a DonorsChoose teacher for 9 years.

Kindergarten teacher at PS81 - Robert J. Christen School in Bronx, NY

Midlands STEM Institute Teachers on DonorsChoose

Ms. Yandean Bhoorasingh

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Midlands STEM Institute Demographics

95%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

44%

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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