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About this school
Barkell Elementary School is
a town public school
in Hancock, Michigan that is part of Hancock Public Schools.
It serves 257 students
in grades K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
Its teachers have had 198 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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3%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.
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Barkell Elementary School
$66,469
raised using DonorsChoose
198
projects
funded
15
teachers
funded
388
donors
8
projects
for
basic supplies
29
projects for
technology
59
projects for
books
3
projects
for
art supplies
Barkell Elementary School has received support from
108 individuals from Michigan and
280 individuals out-of-state.
