Sedge Garden Elementary School in Kernersville, North Carolina on DonorsChoose

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About this school

Sedge Garden Elementary School is an urban public school in Kernersville, North Carolina that is part of Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools. It serves 687 students in grades K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 14.9:1. Its teachers have had 95 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

Equity Focus School

Support towards this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Public School

Title 1

Grades K - 5

687 Students

46 Teachers

475 Sedge Garden Rd

Kernersville, NC 27284 View local requests

http://www.wsfcs.k12.nc.us/domain/5313

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Sedge Garden Elementary School Demographics

95%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

43%

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.

Sedge Garden Elementary School Support on DonorsChoose Last updated Dec 10, 2025

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