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Dr Nick Osborne Primary Center

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Dr Nick Osborne Primary Center is a town public school in Mount Vernon, Illinois that is part of Mount Vernon City School District 80. It serves 567 students in grades K - 3 with a student/teacher ratio of 14.9:1. Its teachers have had 11 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Title 1

Grades K - 3

567 Students

38 Teachers

401 N 30th St

Mount Vernon, IL 62864 View local requests

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Dr Nick Osborne Primary Center Demographics

95%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

34%

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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Dr Nick Osborne Primary Center

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Dr Nick Osborne Primary Center has received support from 30 individuals from Illinois and 6 individuals out-of-state.

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