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About this school
Oak Park School is
a suburban public school
in Sarasota, Florida that is part of Sarasota County School District.
It serves 216 students
in grades Not specified with a student/teacher ratio of 3.7:1.
Its teachers have had 59 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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38%
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.
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Oak Park School
$45,927
raised using DonorsChoose
59
projects
funded
26
teachers
funded
147
donors
3
projects
for
basic supplies
17
projects for
technology
1
project for
books
5
projects
for
art supplies
Oak Park School has received support from
104 individuals from Florida and
43 individuals out-of-state.
