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Laura Dearing Elementary School is
a suburban public school
in Las Vegas, Nevada that is part of Clark County School District.
It serves 600 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
Its teachers have had 289 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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85%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Laura Dearing Elementary School
$158,468
raised using DonorsChoose
289
projects
funded
128
teachers
funded
578
donors
19
projects
for
basic supplies
47
projects for
technology
27
projects for
books
6
projects
for
art supplies
Laura Dearing Elementary School has received support from
240 individuals from Nevada and
338 individuals out-of-state.
