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Forest Park School

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Forest Park School is a rural public school in Crystal Falls, Michigan that is part of Forest Park School District. It serves 481 students in grades K - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 17.8:1. Its teachers have had 58 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades K - 12

481 Students

27 Teachers

801 Forest Pkwy

Crystal Falls, MI 49920 View local requests

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Forest Park School Demographics

68%

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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Forest Park School

$43,762

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

291

donors

projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

Forest Park School has received support from 211 individuals from Michigan and 80 individuals out-of-state.

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