Rea Farms Steam Academy in Charlotte, North Carolina on DonorsChoose

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Rea Farms Steam Academy is an urban public school in Charlotte, North Carolina that is part of Charlotte-Mecklenburg School District. It serves 1,095 students in grades K - 8. Its teachers have had 42 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

Public School

Grades K - 8

1,095 Students

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11532 Golf Links Drive

Charlotte, NC 28277 View local requests

https://www.cmsk12.org/reafarmsK8

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Rea Farms Steam Academy Demographics

13%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

49%

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.

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