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About this school
Sidney Lanier Center is
an urban public school
in Gainesville, Florida that is part of Alachua County School District.
It serves 175 students
in grades Not specified with a student/teacher ratio of 6.2:1.
Its teachers have had 33 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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60%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.
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Sidney Lanier Center
$10,508
raised using DonorsChoose
33
projects
funded
7
teachers
funded
108
donors
1
project
for
basic supplies
9
projects for
technology
3
projects for
books
6
projects
for
art supplies
Sidney Lanier Center has received support from
76 individuals from Florida and
32 individuals out-of-state.
