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Clyde A Erwin Middle School

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Clyde A Erwin Middle School is a suburban public school in Asheville, North Carolina that is part of Buncombe County School District. It serves 540 students in grades 7 - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 10.8:1. Its teachers have had 123 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Title 1

Grades 7 - 8

540 Students

50 Teachers

20 ERWIN MIDDLE SCHOOL RD

Asheville, NC 28806 View local requests

http://caems.buncombeschools.org/

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Clyde A Erwin Middle School Demographics

95%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

42%

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

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Clyde A Erwin Middle School

$61,150

raised using DonorsChoose

123

projects funded

teachers funded

329

donors

projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

projects for art supplies

Clyde A Erwin Middle School has received support from 190 individuals from North Carolina and 139 individuals out-of-state.

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