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Nathan Hale Elementary School is
an urban public school
in Cleveland, Ohio that is part of Cleveland Metropolitan School District.
It serves 369 students
in grades Pre-K - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
Its teachers have had 238 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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96%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Nathan Hale Elementary School
$130,401
raised using DonorsChoose
238
projects
funded
35
teachers
funded
552
donors
31
projects
for
basic supplies
60
projects for
technology
29
projects for
books
9
projects
for
art supplies
Nathan Hale Elementary School has received support from
386 individuals from Ohio and
166 individuals out-of-state.