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Dollar Bay School

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About this school

Dollar Bay School is a town public school in Dollar Bay, Michigan that is part of Dollar Bay-tamarack Area Schs. It serves 317 students in grades K - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 16.7:1. Its teachers have had 43 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades K - 12

317 Students

19 Teachers

48475 Maple St

Dollar Bay, MI 49922 View local requests

http://www.dollarbay.k12.mi.us

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Dollar Bay School Demographics

69%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

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.

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Dollar Bay School

$55,235

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

313

donors

projects for technology

projects for books

Dollar Bay School has received support from 221 individuals from Michigan and 92 individuals out-of-state.

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