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Ephesus Road Elementary School

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Ephesus Road Elementary School is an urban public school in Chapel Hill, North Carolina that is part of Chapel Hill-carrboro City SD. It serves 357 students in grades K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 11.2:1. Its teachers have had 68 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

Public School

Grades K - 5

357 Students

32 Teachers

1495 Ephesus Church Rd

Chapel Hill, NC 27517 View local requests

http://ees.chccs.k12.nc.us

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Ephesus Road Elementary School Demographics

36%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

40%

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.

Ephesus Road Elementary School Support on DonorsChoose Last updated Dec 5, 2025

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Ephesus Road Elementary School

$41,107

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

257

donors

projects for technology

projects for books

projects for art supplies

Ephesus Road Elementary School has received support from 209 individuals from North Carolina and 48 individuals out-of-state.

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