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Susie B West Elementary School is
a town public school
in Natchez, Mississippi that is part of Natchez-adams School District.
It serves 417 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
Its teachers have had 154 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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89%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
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Susie B West Elementary School
$65,705
raised using DonorsChoose
154
projects
funded
21
teachers
funded
310
donors
20
projects
for
basic supplies
20
projects for
technology
26
projects for
books
8
projects
for
art supplies
Susie B West Elementary School has received support from
78 individuals from Mississippi and
232 individuals out-of-state.