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Fawn Mountain Elementary School

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Fawn Mountain Elementary School is a rural public school in Ketchikan, Alaska that is part of Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District. It serves 224 students in grades Pre-K - 6 with a student/teacher ratio of 10.7:1. Its teachers have had 57 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Title 1

Grades Pre-K - 6

224 Students

21 Teachers

400 Old Homestead Rd

Ketchikan, AK 99901 View local requests

http://www.kgbsd.org//site/default.aspx?pageid=405

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Fawn Mountain Elementary School Demographics

36%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

41%

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.

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Fawn Mountain Elementary School

$41,272

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

168

donors

projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

projects for art supplies

Fawn Mountain Elementary School has received support from 76 individuals from Alaska and 92 individuals out-of-state.

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