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About this school
Whitehall Elementary School is
a suburban public school
in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that is part of Baldwin Whitehall School District.
It serves 669 students
in grades 1 - 2 with a student/teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
Its teachers have had 162 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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36%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Whitehall Elementary School
$58,979
raised using DonorsChoose
162
projects
funded
30
teachers
funded
535
donors
17
projects
for
basic supplies
30
projects for
technology
19
projects for
books
7
projects
for
art supplies
Whitehall Elementary School has received support from
451 individuals from Pennsylvania and
84 individuals out-of-state.
