Squannacook Early Childhood Center in Townsend, Massachusetts on DonorsChoose

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About this school

Squannacook Early Childhood Center is a rural public school in Townsend, Massachusetts that is part of North Middlesex Regional School District. It serves 120 students in grades Pre-K - Pre-K with a student/teacher ratio of 24.0:1. Its teachers have had 7 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

Equity Focus School

Support towards this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Public School

Grades Pre-K - Pre-K

120 Students

5 Teachers

66 Brookline St

Townsend, MA 01469 View local requests

https://secc.nmrsd.org/

Evidence-based impact

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Ms. Vero, a DonorsChoose teacher for 9 years.

Kindergarten teacher at PS81 - Robert J. Christen School in Bronx, NY

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Squannacook Early Childhood Center Demographics

39%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

14%

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.

Squannacook Early Childhood Center Support on DonorsChoose Last updated Dec 5, 2025

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