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About this school
Copper Island Academy is
a rural public school
in Calumet, Michigan that is part of [County run].
It serves 386 students
in grades K - 8.
Its teachers have had 21 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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2%
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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Copper Island Academy
$8,697
raised using DonorsChoose
21
projects
funded
10
teachers
funded
68
donors
4
projects
for
basic supplies
5
projects for
technology
2
projects for
books
1
project
for
art supplies
Copper Island Academy has received support from
48 individuals from Michigan and
20 individuals out-of-state.