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Edward Best Elementary School

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Edward Best Elementary School is a rural public school in Louisburg, North Carolina that is part of Franklin County School District. It serves 480 students in grades K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 14.5:1. Its teachers have had 35 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades K - 5

480 Students

33 Teachers

4011 NC 56 Hwy E

Louisburg, NC 27549 View local requests

http://www.fcschools.net/edwardbestelementaryschool

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Edward Best Elementary School Demographics

71%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

48%

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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Edward Best Elementary School

$21,715

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

154

donors

projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

Edward Best Elementary School has received support from 91 individuals from North Carolina and 63 individuals out-of-state.

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