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About this school
Broadwater Elementary School is
an urban public school
in Helena, Montana that is part of Helena School District 1.
It serves 247 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
Its teachers have had 80 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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13%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Broadwater Elementary School
$40,827
raised using DonorsChoose
80
projects
funded
28
teachers
funded
195
donors
11
projects
for
basic supplies
1
project for
technology
21
projects for
books
2
projects
for
art supplies
Broadwater Elementary School has received support from
129 individuals from Montana and
66 individuals out-of-state.
