Spring Valley Center for Exploration in Kalamazoo, Michigan on DonorsChoose

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About this school

Spring Valley Center for Exploration is an urban public school in Kalamazoo, Michigan that is part of Kalamazoo Public School District. It serves 263 students in grades K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 11.0:1. Its teachers have had 27 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

Equity Focus School

Support towards this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Public School

Title 1

Grades K - 5

263 Students

24 Teachers

3530 Mount Olivet Rd

Kalamazoo, MI 49004 View local requests

http://www.kalamazoo.k12.mi.us

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Ms. Vero, a DonorsChoose teacher for 9 years.

Kindergarten teacher at PS81 - Robert J. Christen School in Bronx, NY

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Spring Valley Center for Exploration Demographics

95%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

62%

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.

Spring Valley Center for Exploration Support on DonorsChoose Last updated Dec 5, 2025

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