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State Road Elementary School is
a town public school
in Fenton, Michigan that is part of Fenton Area Public School District.
It serves 389 students
in grades K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
Its teachers have had 262 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
Public School
Grades K - 5
389 Students
24 Teachers
1161 State RdContact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.
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5%
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State Road Elementary School
$92,566
raised using DonorsChoose
262
projects
funded
24
teachers
funded
1,341
donors
24
projects
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basic supplies
25
projects for
technology
30
projects for
books
24
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art supplies
State Road Elementary School has received support from
440 individuals from Michigan and
901 individuals out-of-state.