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Venice Elementary School

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Venice Elementary School is an urban public school in Venice, Florida that is part of Sarasota County School District. It serves 616 students in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 13.1:1. Its teachers have had 54 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

Public School

Grades Pre-K - 5

616 Students

47 Teachers

150 Miami Ave E

Venice, FL 34285 View local requests

http://www.sarasotacountyschools.net/veniceelementary

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Ms. Vero, a DonorsChoose teacher for 9 years.

Kindergarten teacher at PS81 - Robert J. Christen School in Bronx, NY

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Venice Elementary School Demographics

40%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

13%

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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Venice Elementary School

$27,710

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

156

donors

project for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

Venice Elementary School has received support from 123 individuals from Florida and 33 individuals out-of-state.

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Venice Elementary School

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