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Milwood Magnet School

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Milwood Magnet School is an urban public school in Kalamazoo, Michigan that is part of Kalamazoo Public School District. It serves 731 students in grades 6 - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 20.3:1. Its teachers have had 63 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades 6 - 8

731 Students

36 Teachers

2916 Konkle St

Kalamazoo, MI 49001 View local requests

https://www.kalamazoopublicschools.com/MilwoodMagnet

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Milwood Magnet School Demographics

95%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

51%

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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Milwood Magnet School

$25,435

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

151

donors

projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

projects for art supplies

Milwood Magnet School has received support from 126 individuals from Michigan and 25 individuals out-of-state.

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