Marie Schaefer Elementary School in O Fallon, Illinois on DonorsChoose

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Marie Schaefer Elementary School is a suburban public school in O Fallon, Illinois that is part of O'Fallon Community Consolidated School District 90. It serves 628 students in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 24.2:1. Its teachers have had 155 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

Public School

Grades Pre-K - 5

628 Students

26 Teachers

505 S Cherry St

O Fallon, IL 62269 View local requests

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Marie Schaefer Elementary School Demographics

23%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

30%

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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