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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 348 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
Its teachers have had 638 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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Charity Dye School 27 - Center for Inquiry Demographics
40%
of students receive free or reduced price lunch
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
60%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Charity Dye School 27 - Center for Inquiry
$329,735
raised using DonorsChoose
638
projects
funded
83
teachers
funded
1,300
donors
26
projects
for
basic supplies
87
projects for
technology
67
projects for
books
32
projects
for
art supplies
Charity Dye School 27 - Center for Inquiry has received support from
842 individuals from Indiana and
458 individuals out-of-state.