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About this school
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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Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
38%
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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Last updated Dec 5, 2025
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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.