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About this school
Carver Elementary School is
a town public school
in Indianola, Mississippi that is part of Sunflower County Consolidated School District.
It serves 264 students
in grades 4 - 6 with a student/teacher ratio of 6.3:1.
Its teachers have had 572 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
Supporting this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.
Public School
Title 1
Data about Title 1 status comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education.
Grades 4 - 6
264 Students
42 Teachers
404 Jefferson StContact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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96%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Carver Elementary School Support on DonorsChoose
Last updated Sep 6, 2026
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Carver Elementary School
$237,509
raised using DonorsChoose
572
projects
funded
65
teachers
funded
673
donors
94
projects
for
basic supplies
141
projects for
technology
45
projects for
books
23
projects
for
art supplies
Carver Elementary School has received support from
175 individuals from Mississippi and
498 individuals out-of-state.