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About this school
Dr C T Vivian Primary School is
an urban public school
in Peoria, Illinois that is part of Peoria Public School District 150.
It serves 398 students
in grades K - 4 with a student/teacher ratio of 10.0:1.
Its teachers have had 212 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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70%
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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Dr C T Vivian Primary School
$83,879
raised using DonorsChoose
212
projects
funded
32
teachers
funded
538
donors
26
projects
for
basic supplies
37
projects for
technology
17
projects for
books
20
projects
for
art supplies
Dr C T Vivian Primary School has received support from
348 individuals from Illinois and
190 individuals out-of-state.