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Monee Elementary School

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Monee Elementary School is a suburban public school in Monee, Illinois that is part of Crete-monee Cmty SD 201-u. It serves 372 students in grades K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 12.4:1. Its teachers have had 59 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades K - 5

372 Students

30 Teachers

25425 S Will Center Rd

Monee, IL 60449 View local requests

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Monee Elementary School Demographics

95%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

71%

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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Monee Elementary School

$36,002

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

401

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projects for basic supplies

project for books

projects for art supplies

Monee Elementary School has received support from 360 individuals from Illinois and 41 individuals out-of-state.

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