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About this school
Bouse Elementary School is
a rural public school
in Bouse, Arizona that is part of Bouse Elementary School District 26.
It serves 46 students
in grades K - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
Its teachers have had 121 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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64%
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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Last updated Feb 19, 2026
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Bouse Elementary School
$29,595
raised using DonorsChoose
121
projects
funded
7
teachers
funded
98
donors
24
projects
for
basic supplies
8
projects for
technology
3
projects for
books
21
projects
for
art supplies
Bouse Elementary School has received support from
53 individuals from Arizona and
45 individuals out-of-state.