Middle-State Education Special Education Program in Little Falls, Minnesota on DonorsChoose

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About this school

Middle-State Education Special Education Program is a public school in Little Falls, Minnesota that is part of Minnesota Department of Education. Its teachers have had 2 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Support towards this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Public School

Grades K - 12

# of students unavailable

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15770 18th St NE

Little Falls, MN 56345 View local requests

https://www.midstate.k12.mn.us/special-education

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Mrs. Henry

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Middle-State Education Special Education Program Demographics

The percentage of students that qualify for free or reduced price lunch is not available.

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

56%

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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