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Garden City Elementary School

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Garden City Elementary School is a suburban public school in Garden City, Georgia that is part of Savannah-Chatham County School District. It serves 597 students in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 14.9:1. Its teachers have had 70 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades Pre-K - 5

597 Students

40 Teachers

4037 Kessler Ave

Garden City, GA 31408 View local requests

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Garden City Elementary School Demographics

86%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

88%

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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Garden City Elementary School

$32,065

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

232

donors

projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

Garden City Elementary School has received support from 115 individuals from Georgia and 117 individuals out-of-state.

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Garden City Elementary School

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