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Griggsville - Perry Elementary School

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Griggsville - Perry Elementary School is a rural public school in Griggsville, Illinois that is part of Griggsville-perry Cmty SD 4. It serves 142 students in grades Pre-K - 4 with a student/teacher ratio of 8.9:1. Its teachers have had 43 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades Pre-K - 4

142 Students

16 Teachers

202 N Stanford St

Griggsville, IL 62340 View local requests

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Griggsville - Perry Elementary School Demographics

95%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

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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Griggsville - Perry Elementary School

$24,867

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

134

donors

projects for technology

projects for books

projects for art supplies

Griggsville - Perry Elementary School has received support from 103 individuals from Illinois and 31 individuals out-of-state.

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Griggsville - Perry Elementary School

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