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Edgerton Elementary School

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Edgerton Elementary School is a town public school in Kalispell, Montana that is part of Kalispell Public School District #5. It serves 508 students in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 14.1:1. Its teachers have had 32 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

Public School

Grades Pre-K - 5

508 Students

36 Teachers

1400 Whitefish Stage

Kalispell, MT 59901 View local requests

http://www.sd5.k12.mt.us/schls/edgrtn/index.htm

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Edgerton Elementary School Demographics

30%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

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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Edgerton Elementary School

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Edgerton Elementary School has received support from 40 individuals from Montana and 13 individuals out-of-state.

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