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Oxbow Elementary School is
a suburban public school
in White Lake, Michigan that is part of Huron Valley School District.
It serves 397 students
in grades K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
Its teachers have had 307 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
12%
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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Last updated Dec 5, 2025
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Oxbow Elementary School
$264,333
raised using DonorsChoose
307
projects
funded
38
teachers
funded
1,304
donors
14
projects
for
basic supplies
43
projects for
technology
15
projects for
books
4
projects
for
art supplies
Oxbow Elementary School has received support from
470 individuals from Michigan and
834 individuals out-of-state.