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About this school
Mill Swan A Head Start is
a public school
in Worcester, Massachusetts that is part of Worcester Public Schools.
Its teachers have had 154 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
Supporting this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.
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Grades Not specified
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
69%
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.
Mill Swan A Head Start Support on DonorsChoose
Last updated Aug 17, 2026
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Mill Swan A Head Start
$70,904
raised using DonorsChoose
154
projects
funded
21
teachers
funded
121
donors
3
projects
for
basic supplies
6
projects for
technology
18
projects for
books
32
projects
for
art supplies
Mill Swan A Head Start has received support from
92 individuals from Massachusetts and
29 individuals out-of-state.
