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About this school
New Hope Elementary School is
a rural public school
in Chapel Hill, North Carolina that is part of Orange County School District.
It serves 510 students
in grades K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 10.6:1.
Its teachers have had 385 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
62%
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.
New Hope Elementary School Support on DonorsChoose
Last updated Dec 5, 2025
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New Hope Elementary School
$159,452
raised using DonorsChoose
385
projects
funded
71
teachers
funded
1,205
donors
3
projects
for
basic supplies
15
projects for
technology
75
projects for
books
9
projects
for
art supplies
New Hope Elementary School has received support from
803 individuals from North Carolina and
402 individuals out-of-state.