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McCollough - Unis School is
an urban public school
in Dearborn, Michigan that is part of Dearborn Public School District.
It serves 410 students
in grades K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 10.5:1.
Its teachers have had 154 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
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McCollough - Unis School
$65,221
raised using DonorsChoose
154
projects
funded
38
teachers
funded
409
donors
21
projects
for
basic supplies
24
projects for
technology
20
projects for
books
9
projects
for
art supplies
McCollough - Unis School has received support from
235 individuals from Michigan and
174 individuals out-of-state.