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About this school
Margaret Chase Smith Primary School is
a rural public school
in Sanford, Maine that is part of Sanford School District.
It serves 439 students
in grades Pre-K - 4 with a student/teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
Its teachers have had 92 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
10%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.
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Last updated Dec 25, 2025
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Margaret Chase Smith Primary School
$36,138
raised using DonorsChoose
92
projects
funded
24
teachers
funded
306
donors
5
projects
for
basic supplies
1
project for
technology
27
projects for
books
1
project
for
art supplies
Margaret Chase Smith Primary School has received support from
187 individuals from Maine and
119 individuals out-of-state.