Pine Grove Learning Center in Wyoming, Michigan on DonorsChoose

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About this school

Pine Grove Learning Center is an urban public school in Wyoming, Michigan that is part of Grand Rapids Public School District. It serves 71 students in grades Not specified. Its teachers have had 13 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Grades Not specified

71 Students

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2101 52nd St SW

Wyoming, MI 49519 View local requests

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Pine Grove Learning Center Demographics

95%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

47%

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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