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Oak Park School

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Oak Park School is a suburban public school in Sarasota, Florida that is part of Sarasota County School District. It serves 216 students in grades Not specified with a student/teacher ratio of 3.7:1. Its teachers have had 54 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades Not specified

216 Students

58 Teachers

7285 Hand Rd

Sarasota, FL 34241 View local requests

http://www.sarasotacountyschools.net/oakpark

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Oak Park School Demographics

64%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

38%

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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Oak Park School

$43,172

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

144

donors

projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

project for books

projects for art supplies

Oak Park School has received support from 102 individuals from Florida and 42 individuals out-of-state.

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