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Major George Welch Elementary School

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Major George Welch Elementary School is a suburban public school in Dover, Delaware that is part of Caesar Rodney School District. It serves 360 students in grades K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 12.4:1. Its teachers have had 86 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Grades K - 5

360 Students

29 Teachers

3100 Hawthorne Dr

Dover, DE 19901 View local requests

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Major George Welch Elementary School Demographics

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

25%

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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Major George Welch Elementary School

$55,538

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

142

donors

project for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

projects for art supplies

Major George Welch Elementary School has received support from 72 individuals from Delaware and 70 individuals out-of-state.

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