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Elizabeth Duncan Koontz Elementary School

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Elizabeth Duncan Koontz Elementary School is a rural public school in Salisbury, North Carolina that is part of Rowan-Salisbury School System. It serves 541 students in grades K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 20.0:1. Its teachers have had 73 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Title 1

Grades K - 5

541 Students

27 Teachers

685 E Ritchie Rd

Salisbury, NC 28146 View local requests

http://www.rss.k12.nc.us/schoolpgs/edkes/koontz.html

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Elizabeth Duncan Koontz Elementary School Demographics

91%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

77%

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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Elizabeth Duncan Koontz Elementary School

$46,933

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

169

donors

projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

Elizabeth Duncan Koontz Elementary School has received support from 88 individuals from North Carolina and 81 individuals out-of-state.

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