Whitewater Academy in Charlotte, North Carolina on DonorsChoose

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About this school

Whitewater Academy is a suburban public school in Charlotte, North Carolina that is part of Charlotte-Mecklenburg School District. It serves 795 students in grades K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 15.6:1. Its teachers have had 1,051 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

Equity Focus School

Support towards this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Public School

Title 1

Grades K - 5

795 Students

51 Teachers

11600 White Rapids Rd

Charlotte, NC 28214 View local requests

http://schools.cms.k12.nc.us/whitewateres

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Whitewater Academy Demographics

89%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

89%

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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