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Urbana Middle School

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Urbana Middle School is an urban public school in Urbana, Illinois that is part of Urbana School District 116. It serves 896 students in grades 6 - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 11.2:1. Its teachers have had 83 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades 6 - 8

896 Students

80 Teachers

1201 S Vine St

Urbana, IL 61801 View local requests

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Urbana Middle School Demographics

95%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

63%

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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Urbana Middle School

$53,746

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

379

donors

projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

projects for art supplies

Urbana Middle School has received support from 298 individuals from Illinois and 81 individuals out-of-state.

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Urbana Middle School

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