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Focus Beyond Transition Services

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Focus Beyond Transition Services is an urban public school in Saint Paul, Minnesota that is part of Saint Paul Public Schools. It serves 212 students in grades Not specified with a student/teacher ratio of 9.2:1. Its teachers have had 43 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Title 1

Grades Not specified

212 Students

23 Teachers

340 Colborne St

Saint Paul, MN 55102 View local requests

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Focus Beyond Transition Services Demographics

81%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

70%

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.

Focus Beyond Transition Services Support on DonorsChoose Last updated Dec 7, 2025

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Focus Beyond Transition Services

$28,930

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

181

donors

projects for technology

projects for books

projects for art supplies

Focus Beyond Transition Services has received support from 129 individuals from Minnesota and 52 individuals out-of-state.

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Focus Beyond Transition Services

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Focus Beyond Transition Services

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