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Support towards this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.
Public School
Title 1
Data about Title 1 status comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education.
Pre-K - 2 Grades Served
1,286 Students
74 Teachers
1530 Ga Highway 57Contact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.
Smiley Elementary School is
a rural public school
in Ludowici, Georgia that is part of Long County School District.
It serves 1,286 students
in Pre-K - 2
with a student/teacher ratio of 17.4:1.
Its teachers have had 17 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
40%
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.
Smiley Elementary School Support on DonorsChoose
Last updated May 23, 2025
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Smiley Elementary School
$7,809
raised using DonorsChoose
17
projects
funded
15
teachers
funded
87
donors
1
project for
technology
2
projects for
books
1
project
for
art supplies
Smiley Elementary School has received support from
65 individuals from Georgia and
22 individuals out-of-state.
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