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About this school
Benjamin Swan Elementary School is
an urban public school
in Springfield, Massachusetts that is part of Springfield Public School District.
It serves 486 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 18.0:1.
Its teachers have had 450 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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90%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Benjamin Swan Elementary School
$199,347
raised using DonorsChoose
450
projects
funded
60
teachers
funded
349
donors
68
projects
for
basic supplies
58
projects for
technology
56
projects for
books
33
projects
for
art supplies
Benjamin Swan Elementary School has received support from
240 individuals from Massachusetts and
109 individuals out-of-state.