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About this school
Starside Elementary School is
a rural public school
in De Soto, Kansas that is part of Unified School District 232.
It serves 428 students
in grades K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
Its teachers have had 270 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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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
34%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.
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Starside Elementary School
$90,126
raised using DonorsChoose
270
projects
funded
38
teachers
funded
708
donors
21
projects
for
basic supplies
67
projects for
technology
54
projects for
books
18
projects
for
art supplies
Starside Elementary School has received support from
321 individuals from Kansas and
387 individuals out-of-state.
