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Philander Lee Elementary School

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Philander Lee Elementary School is a town public school in Canby, Oregon that is part of Canby School District 86. It serves 279 students in grades K - 6 with a student/teacher ratio of 11.2:1. Its teachers have had 22 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

Public School

Title 1

Grades K - 6

279 Students

25 Teachers

1110 S Ivy St

Canby, OR 97013 View local requests

http://www.lee.canby.k12.or.us

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Philander Lee Elementary School Demographics

47%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

27%

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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Philander Lee Elementary School

$14,798

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

120

donors

projects for technology

projects for books

Philander Lee Elementary School has received support from 95 individuals from Oregon and 25 individuals out-of-state.

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