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Thomas Paine Elementary School is
an urban public school
in Urbana, Illinois that is part of Urbana School District 116.
It serves 275 students
in grades K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 11.0:1.
Its teachers have had 112 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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53%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Thomas Paine Elementary School
$53,548
raised using DonorsChoose
112
projects
funded
25
teachers
funded
416
donors
9
projects
for
basic supplies
19
projects for
technology
16
projects for
books
5
projects
for
art supplies
Thomas Paine Elementary School has received support from
296 individuals from Illinois and
120 individuals out-of-state.
