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Smoke Rise Elementary School

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Smoke Rise Elementary School is a suburban public school in Tucker, Georgia that is part of Dekalb County School District. It serves 539 students in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 15.9:1. Its teachers have had 48 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Title 1

Grades Pre-K - 5

539 Students

34 Teachers

4780 Hugh Howell Rd

Tucker, GA 30084 View local requests

https://smokerisees.dekalb.k12.ga.us/Default.aspx

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Smoke Rise Elementary School Demographics

76%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

82%

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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Smoke Rise Elementary School

$37,633

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

226

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projects for technology

projects for books

projects for art supplies

Smoke Rise Elementary School has received support from 146 individuals from Georgia and 80 individuals out-of-state.

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