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Lone Dell Elementary School is
a suburban public school
in Arnold, Missouri that is part of Fox School District C6.
It serves 381 students
in grades K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 10.6:1.
Its teachers have had 24 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
Public School
Grades K - 5
381 Students
36 Teachers
2500 Tomahawk DrContact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.
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Lone Dell Elementary School
$25,648
raised using DonorsChoose
24
projects
funded
14
teachers
funded
239
donors
8
projects for
technology
4
projects for
books
Lone Dell Elementary School has received support from
190 individuals from Missouri and
49 individuals out-of-state.
