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May B Leasure Elementary School is
a suburban public school
in Newark, Delaware that is part of Christina School District.
It serves 398 students
in grades K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
Its teachers have had 128 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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83%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
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May B Leasure Elementary School
$62,069
raised using DonorsChoose
128
projects
funded
48
teachers
funded
390
donors
19
projects
for
basic supplies
13
projects for
technology
18
projects for
books
2
projects
for
art supplies
May B Leasure Elementary School has received support from
148 individuals from Delaware and
242 individuals out-of-state.