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Jesse Stuart Elementary School is
a town public school
in Madisonville, Kentucky that is part of Hopkins County School District.
It serves 456 students
in grades K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
Its teachers have had 103 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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22%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Jesse Stuart Elementary School
$35,540
raised using DonorsChoose
103
projects
funded
16
teachers
funded
168
donors
15
projects
for
basic supplies
8
projects for
technology
11
projects for
books
8
projects
for
art supplies
Jesse Stuart Elementary School has received support from
106 individuals from Kentucky and
62 individuals out-of-state.