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About this school
Townsend Early Childhood Center is
a rural public school
in Townsend, Delaware that is part of Appoquinimink School District.
It serves 229 students
in grades Pre-K - Pre-K with a student/teacher ratio of 17.6:1.
Its teachers have had 30 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
Public School
Title 1
Data about Title 1 status comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education.
Grades Pre-K - Pre-K
229 Students
13 Teachers
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45%
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Townsend Early Childhood Center
$19,574
raised using DonorsChoose
30
projects
funded
16
teachers
funded
126
donors
1
project
for
basic supplies
3
projects for
technology
3
projects for
books
1
project
for
art supplies
Townsend Early Childhood Center has received support from
106 individuals from Delaware and
20 individuals out-of-state.
