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About this school
E.C. Best Elementary School is
a town public school
in Fallon, Nevada that is part of Churchill County School District.
It serves 465 students
in grades 2 - 3 with a student/teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
Its teachers have had 62 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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29%
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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E.C. Best Elementary School
$44,320
raised using DonorsChoose
62
projects
funded
34
teachers
funded
77
donors
2
projects
for
basic supplies
13
projects for
technology
16
projects for
books
3
projects
for
art supplies
E.C. Best Elementary School has received support from
46 individuals from Nevada and
31 individuals out-of-state.
