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About this school
Garfield School is
an urban public school
in Cleveland, Ohio that is part of Cleveland Metropolitan School District.
It serves 539 students
in grades Pre-K - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 21.6:1.
Its teachers have had 105 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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64%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Garfield School
$68,848
raised using DonorsChoose
105
projects
funded
26
teachers
funded
600
donors
10
projects
for
basic supplies
13
projects for
technology
22
projects for
books
6
projects
for
art supplies
Garfield School has received support from
435 individuals from Ohio and
165 individuals out-of-state.