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About this school
Nell Burks Elementary School is
a suburban public school
in McKinney, Texas that is part of Mckinney Ind School Dist.
It serves 366 students
in grades K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 10.5:1.
Its teachers have had 54 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
83%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Nell Burks Elementary School
$27,285
raised using DonorsChoose
54
projects
funded
24
teachers
funded
128
donors
2
projects for
technology
4
projects for
books
3
projects
for
art supplies
Nell Burks Elementary School has received support from
101 individuals from Texas and
27 individuals out-of-state.
