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Thomas A Edison Elementary School

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Thomas A Edison Elementary School is an urban public school in Kansas City, Kansas that is part of Kansas City, Kansas City Public Schools. It serves 244 students in grades K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 9.4:1. Its teachers have had 21 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades K - 5

244 Students

26 Teachers

1000 Locust St

Kansas City, KS 66103 View local requests

http://www.kckps.org

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Thomas A Edison Elementary School Demographics

95%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

71%

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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Thomas A Edison Elementary School

$12,039

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

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project for basic supplies

projects for technology

project for books

Thomas A Edison Elementary School has received support from 55 individuals from Kansas and 28 individuals out-of-state.

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Thomas A Edison Elementary School

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