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Pine Forest Elementary School

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Pine Forest Elementary School is a suburban public school in Maumelle, Arkansas that is part of Pulaski County Special School District. It serves 376 students in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 10.2:1. Its teachers have had 59 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades Pre-K - 5

376 Students

37 Teachers

400 Pine Forest Dr

Maumelle, AR 72113 View local requests

http://www.pcssd.org

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Pine Forest Elementary School Demographics

60%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

61%

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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Pine Forest Elementary School

$29,370

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

162

donors

projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

projects for art supplies

Pine Forest Elementary School has received support from 110 individuals from Arkansas and 52 individuals out-of-state.

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