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They will be so excited to have these graphic novel books available to read. All of the graphic novels purchased with this project will be added to the library, and students will have the chance to checkout these amazing books for many years to come. Again, thank you for making it possible to add these books to the library.","fullyFundedDate":1746667267288,"projectUrl":"project/graphic-novels-making-chapter-books-acc/9324101/","projectTitle":"Graphic Novels: Making Chapter Books Accessible to All Students","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Clark","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4362521_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1490056735748","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/carpenterlibrary"},{"teacherId":4362521,"projectId":9325976,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation toward my project \"STEM Books for the Library: New Chapter and Project Books.\" This project includes chapter books from several popular series' that all relate to STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics). My students will be so excited to have these books available to read. 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They will be so excited to have these books available to read. All of the books purchased with this project will be added to the library, and students will have the chance to checkout these amazing books for many years to come. Again, thank you for making it possible add these books to the library.","fullyFundedDate":1746471212858,"projectUrl":"project/student-choice-new-library-books-reques/9289291/","projectTitle":"Student Choice: New Library Books Requested by the Students","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Clark","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4362521_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1490056735748","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/carpenterlibrary"},{"teacherId":4362521,"projectId":9256166,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation toward my project \"New Books for the Library: Popular Books to Encourage Reading.\" This project includes books from several popular series' that have been requested by my students. They will be so excited to have these books available to read. All of the picture books purchased with this project will be added to the library, and students will have the chance to checkout these amazing books for many years to come. Again, thank you for making it possible add these books to the library.","fullyFundedDate":1746495153586,"projectUrl":"project/new-books-for-the-library-popular-books/9256166/","projectTitle":"New Books for the Library: Popular Books to Encourage Reading","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Clark","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4362521_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1490056735748","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/carpenterlibrary"},{"teacherId":4362521,"projectId":9218388,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous donation and support of my library program. All of the books purchased for this project, \"New Picture Books for the Library: Books to Encourage Reading,\" will all be added to our school library. Children for many years to come will have the opportunity to read, enjoy, and check out these books from the library. \r\n Students will love the addition of these popular picture books to our library. Thank you for bringing these funny and engaging book titles to my students.","fullyFundedDate":1744209281868,"projectUrl":"project/new-picture-books-for-the-library-books/9218388/","projectTitle":"New Picture Books for the Library: Books to Encourage Reading","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Clark","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4362521_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1490056735748","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/carpenterlibrary"},{"teacherId":4362521,"projectId":9151195,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous donation and support of my library program. All of the books purchased through this project, Voting in the Library: The Great Lakes Great Books Award, will be used next year during Fall 2025. 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About this school
Carpenter Elementary School is
a suburban public school
in Ann Arbor, Michigan that is part of Ann Arbor Public School District.
It serves 363 students
in grades K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
Its teachers have had 140 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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46%
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 4, 2025
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Carpenter Elementary School
$61,745
raised using DonorsChoose
140
projects
funded
24
teachers
funded
318
donors
2
projects
for
basic supplies
9
projects for
technology
51
projects for
books
2
projects
for
art supplies
Carpenter Elementary School has received support from
254 individuals from Michigan and
64 individuals out-of-state.