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Big Timber Elementary School is
a rural public school
in Hampshire, Illinois that is part of Community Unit School District 300.
It serves 453 students
in grades K - 5.
Its teachers have had 8 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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38%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Big Timber Elementary School
$5,083
raised using DonorsChoose
8
projects
funded
4
teachers
funded
25
donors
1
project for
books
Big Timber Elementary School has received support from
24 individuals from Illinois and
1 individual out-of-state.
