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About this school
Eagle Nest Elementary School is
an urban public school
in N. Charleston, South Carolina that is part of Dorchester School District Two.
It serves 653 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
Its teachers have had 656 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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62%
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 5, 2025
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Eagle Nest Elementary School
$301,390
raised using DonorsChoose
656
projects
funded
116
teachers
funded
934
donors
46
projects
for
basic supplies
40
projects for
technology
70
projects for
books
24
projects
for
art supplies
Eagle Nest Elementary School has received support from
448 individuals from South Carolina and
486 individuals out-of-state.