Main Street Visual and Performing Arts Magnet School in Hot Springs, Arkansas on DonorsChoose

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About this school

Main Street Visual and Performing Arts Magnet School is an urban public school in Hot Springs, Arkansas that is part of Hot Springs School District. It serves 629 students in grades K - 6 with a student/teacher ratio of 13.1:1. Its teachers have had 21 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

Equity Focus School

Support towards this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Public School

Title 1

Grades K - 6

629 Students

48 Teachers

701 Main St

Hot Springs, AR 71913 View local requests

https://www.hssd.net/67047_3

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Ms. Vero, a DonorsChoose teacher for 9 years.

Kindergarten teacher at PS81 - Robert J. Christen School in Bronx, NY

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Main Street Visual and Performing Arts Magnet School Demographics

89%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

56%

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.

Main Street Visual and Performing Arts Magnet School Support on DonorsChoose Last updated Dec 5, 2025

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