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Oak Grove Elementary School

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Oak Grove Elementary School is a rural public school in Lewisburg, Tennessee that is part of Marshall County School District. It serves 471 students in grades Pre-K - 1 with a student/teacher ratio of 14.3:1. Its teachers have had 37 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades Pre-K - 1

471 Students

33 Teachers

1645 Franklin Pike

Lewisburg, TN 37091 View local requests

http://oges.marshall.k12tn.net/

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Oak Grove Elementary School Demographics

35%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

24%

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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Oak Grove Elementary School

$14,263

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

156

donors

projects for technology

projects for books

Oak Grove Elementary School has received support from 89 individuals from Tennessee and 67 individuals out-of-state.

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Oak Grove Elementary School

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