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About this school
New Hope Elementary School is
a rural public school
in Chapel Hill, North Carolina that is part of Orange County School District.
It serves 510 students
in grades K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 10.6:1.
Its teachers have had 389 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 - 5
510 Students
48 Teachers
1900 New Hope Church RdContact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.
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62%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Last updated May 22, 2026
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New Hope Elementary School
$164,273
raised using DonorsChoose
389
projects
funded
72
teachers
funded
1,218
donors
3
projects
for
basic supplies
16
projects for
technology
75
projects for
books
10
projects
for
art supplies
New Hope Elementary School has received support from
816 individuals from North Carolina and
402 individuals out-of-state.