McKinley Elementary School in Lisbon, Ohio on DonorsChoose

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McKinley Elementary School is a rural public school in Lisbon, Ohio that is part of Lisbon Exempted Village School District. It serves 307 students in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 13.3:1. Its teachers have had 31 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades Pre-K - 5

307 Students

23 Teachers

441 E Chestnut St

Lisbon, OH 44432 View local requests

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McKinley Elementary School Demographics

75%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

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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