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About this school
Imagine School at North Manatee is
a suburban public school
in Palmetto, Florida that is part of School District of Manatee County.
It serves 853 students
in grades Pre-K - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 18.1:1.
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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Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
52%
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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Imagine School at North Manatee
$12,849
raised using DonorsChoose
33
projects
funded
21
teachers
funded
132
donors
6
projects
for
basic supplies
5
projects for
technology
5
projects for
books
4
projects
for
art supplies
Imagine School at North Manatee has received support from
90 individuals from Florida and
42 individuals out-of-state.