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Shawnee Elementary School is
a town public school
in Xenia, Ohio that is part of Xenia Community School District.
It serves 475 students
in grades K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 25.0:1.
Its teachers have had 384 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
12%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.
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Last updated Dec 7, 2025
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Shawnee Elementary School
$132,491
raised using DonorsChoose
384
projects
funded
26
teachers
funded
1,008
donors
30
projects
for
basic supplies
38
projects for
technology
120
projects for
books
29
projects
for
art supplies
Shawnee Elementary School has received support from
300 individuals from Ohio and
708 individuals out-of-state.