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About this school
Sand Hill - Venable Elementary School is
an urban public school
in Asheville, North Carolina that is part of Buncombe County School District.
It serves 554 students
in grades K - 4 with a student/teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
Its teachers have had 29 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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Sand Hill - Venable Elementary School Demographics
95%
of students receive free or reduced price lunch
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
39%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Sand Hill - Venable Elementary School
$13,503
raised using DonorsChoose
29
projects
funded
14
teachers
funded
132
donors
2
projects for
technology
2
projects for
books
11
projects
for
art supplies
Sand Hill - Venable Elementary School has received support from
79 individuals from North Carolina and
53 individuals out-of-state.
