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About this school
Central Dauphin East Middle School is
a suburban public school
in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania that is part of Central Dauphin School District.
It serves 702 students
in grades 6 - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
Its teachers have had 109 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
Supporting this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.
Public School
Title 1
Data about Title 1 status comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education.
Grades 6 - 8
702 Students
59 Teachers
628 Rutherford RdContact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.
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71%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
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Central Dauphin East Middle School
$47,994
raised using DonorsChoose
109
projects
funded
33
teachers
funded
156
donors
26
projects
for
basic supplies
6
projects for
technology
8
projects for
books
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projects
for
art supplies
Central Dauphin East Middle School has received support from
90 individuals from Pennsylvania and
66 individuals out-of-state.