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Somerset Academy - Lone Mountain is
an urban public school
in Las Vegas, Nevada that is part of Nevada Department of Education.
It serves 990 students
in grades K - 8.
Its teachers have had 159 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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50%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Somerset Academy - Lone Mountain
$111,575
raised using DonorsChoose
159
projects
funded
91
teachers
funded
375
donors
21
projects
for
basic supplies
39
projects for
technology
15
projects for
books
14
projects
for
art supplies
Somerset Academy - Lone Mountain has received support from
306 individuals from Nevada and
69 individuals out-of-state.
