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Jerseyville West Elementary School

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Jerseyville West Elementary School is a town public school in Jerseyville, Illinois that is part of Jersey Community School District 100. It serves 369 students in grades Pre-K - 1 with a student/teacher ratio of 16.8:1. Its teachers have had 101 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades Pre-K - 1

369 Students

22 Teachers

1000 West Carpenter St

Jerseyville, IL 62052 View local requests

https://www.jersey100.org/

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Jerseyville West Elementary School Demographics

52%

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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Jerseyville West Elementary School

$42,570

raised using DonorsChoose

101

projects funded

teachers funded

312

donors

projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

projects for art supplies

Jerseyville West Elementary School has received support from 256 individuals from Illinois and 56 individuals out-of-state.

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