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Odyssey Charter School - Lower School Campus

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Odyssey Charter School - Lower School Campus is a public school in Wilmington, Delaware that is part of Delaware Department of Education. Its teachers have had 76 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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4319 Lancaster Pike Building #26

Wilmington, DE 19805 View local requests

http://odysseycharterschooldel.com/

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Odyssey Charter School - Lower School Campus Demographics

41%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

60%

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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Odyssey Charter School - Lower School Campus

$53,893

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

284

donors

projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

Odyssey Charter School - Lower School Campus has received support from 191 individuals from Delaware and 93 individuals out-of-state.

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