Alta Brown Elementary School in Garden City, Kansas on DonorsChoose

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About this school

Alta Brown Elementary School is a town public school in Garden City, Kansas that is part of Garden City Unified School District 457. It serves 337 students in grades K - 4 with a student/teacher ratio of 10.5:1. Its teachers have had 43 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

Equity Focus School

Support towards this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Public School

Title 1

Grades K - 4

337 Students

32 Teachers

1110 E Pine St

Garden City, KS 67846 View local requests

http://www.gckschools.com/

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Alta Brown Elementary School Teachers on DonorsChoose

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Alta Brown Elementary School Demographics

87%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

86%

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.

Alta Brown Elementary School Support on DonorsChoose Last updated Dec 5, 2025

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