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Bonneville Elementary School is
a suburban public school
in Orlando, Florida that is part of Orange County Public Schools.
It serves 375 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 9.4:1.
Its teachers have had 593 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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73%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Bonneville Elementary School
$228,343
raised using DonorsChoose
593
projects
funded
65
teachers
funded
1,368
donors
80
projects
for
basic supplies
58
projects for
technology
95
projects for
books
21
projects
for
art supplies
Bonneville Elementary School has received support from
699 individuals from Florida and
669 individuals out-of-state.