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Pau-WA-Lu Middle School

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Pau-WA-Lu Middle School is a town public school in Gardnerville, Nevada that is part of Douglas County School District. It serves 460 students in grades 6 - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 15.9:1. Its teachers have had 58 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

Public School

Title 1

Grades 6 - 8

460 Students

29 Teachers

701 Long Valley Rd

Gardnerville, NV 89460 View local requests

https://pwl.dcsd.net/

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Pau-WA-Lu Middle School Demographics

42%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

31%

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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Pau-WA-Lu Middle School

$44,602

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

donors

projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

projects for art supplies

Pau-WA-Lu Middle School has received support from 31 individuals from Nevada and 12 individuals out-of-state.

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