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About this school
Ingels Elementary School is
an urban public school
in Kansas City, Missouri that is part of Hickman Mills C-1 School District.
It serves 261 students
in grades K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 9.0:1.
Its teachers have had 55 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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79%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.
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Last updated Apr 30, 2026
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Ingels Elementary School
$27,384
raised using DonorsChoose
55
projects
funded
24
teachers
funded
163
donors
3
projects
for
basic supplies
5
projects for
technology
3
projects for
books
5
projects
for
art supplies
Ingels Elementary School has received support from
85 individuals from Missouri and
78 individuals out-of-state.
