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About this school
Contentnea - Savannah School is
a rural public school
in Kinston, North Carolina that is part of Lenoir County Public Schools.
It serves 769 students
in grades K - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
Its teachers have had 712 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
Supporting this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.
Public School
Title 1
Data about Title 1 status comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education.
Grades K - 8
769 Students
56 Teachers
3400 Ferrell RdContact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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63%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Contentnea - Savannah School
$301,639
raised using DonorsChoose
712
projects
funded
88
teachers
funded
988
donors
110
projects
for
basic supplies
131
projects for
technology
83
projects for
books
50
projects
for
art supplies
Contentnea - Savannah School has received support from
531 individuals from North Carolina and
457 individuals out-of-state.