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About this school
Charity Dye School 27 - Center for Inquiry is
an urban public school
in Indianapolis, Indiana that is part of Indianapolis Public School District.
It serves 252 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 8.4:1.
Its teachers have had 641 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
Supporting this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.
Public School
Title 1
Data about Title 1 status comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education.
Grades Pre-K - 5
252 Students
30 Teachers
545 E 19th StContact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.
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Charity Dye School 27 - Center for Inquiry Demographics
44%
of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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62%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Charity Dye School 27 - Center for Inquiry
$330,867
raised using DonorsChoose
641
projects
funded
83
teachers
funded
1,301
donors
28
projects
for
basic supplies
88
projects for
technology
67
projects for
books
32
projects
for
art supplies
Charity Dye School 27 - Center for Inquiry has received support from
843 individuals from Indiana and
458 individuals out-of-state.