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About this school
Schafer Park Elementary School is
a suburban public school
in Hayward, California that is part of Hayward Unified School District.
It serves 623 students
in grades Pre-K - 6 with a student/teacher ratio of 20.1:1.
Its teachers have had 382 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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90%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Schafer Park Elementary School
$162,620
raised using DonorsChoose
382
projects
funded
43
teachers
funded
531
donors
43
projects
for
basic supplies
37
projects for
technology
49
projects for
books
24
projects
for
art supplies
Schafer Park Elementary School has received support from
414 individuals from California and
117 individuals out-of-state.