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Robert W Combs Elementary School

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Robert W Combs Elementary School is a rural public school in Happy, Kentucky that is part of Perry County School District. It serves 291 students in grades K - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 10.8:1. Its teachers have had 84 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Title 1

Grades K - 8

291 Students

27 Teachers

9165 S KY HIGHWAY 15

Happy, KY 41746 View local requests

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Robert W Combs Elementary School Demographics

95%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

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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Robert W Combs Elementary School

$31,988

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

111

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projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

projects for art supplies

Robert W Combs Elementary School has received support from 38 individuals from Kentucky and 73 individuals out-of-state.

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