Singing River Academy in Gautier, Mississippi on DonorsChoose

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About this school

Singing River Academy is a rural public school in Gautier, Mississippi that is part of Pascagoula - Gautier School District. It serves 398 students in grades 5 - 6 with a student/teacher ratio of 12.1:1. Its teachers have had 138 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades 5 - 6

398 Students

33 Teachers

4601 Gautier Vancleave Rd

Gautier, MS 39553 View local requests

https://sra.pgsd.ms/

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Singing River Academy Demographics

95%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

55%

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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