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Parker-Bennett-Curry Elementary School

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Parker-Bennett-Curry Elementary School is an urban public school in Bowling Green, Kentucky that is part of Bowling Green Independent School District. It serves 423 students in grades K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 16.9:1. Its teachers have had 40 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades K - 5

423 Students

25 Teachers

165 Webb Dr

Bowling Green, KY 42101 View local requests

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Parker-Bennett-Curry Elementary School Demographics

92%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

73%

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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Parker-Bennett-Curry Elementary School

$21,213

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

101

donors

projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

project for art supplies

Parker-Bennett-Curry Elementary School has received support from 59 individuals from Kentucky and 42 individuals out-of-state.

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