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About this school
Henry W Cowherd Middle School is
a suburban public school
in Aurora, Illinois that is part of East Aurora School District 131.
It serves 843 students
in grades 6 - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
Its teachers have had 40 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
96%
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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Henry W Cowherd Middle School
$19,229
raised using DonorsChoose
40
projects
funded
15
teachers
funded
114
donors
3
projects
for
basic supplies
9
projects for
technology
8
projects for
books
5
projects
for
art supplies
Henry W Cowherd Middle School has received support from
84 individuals from Illinois and
30 individuals out-of-state.