Sunset Park Center for Accelerate in Rock Hill, South Carolina on DonorsChoose

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About this school

Sunset Park Center for Accelerate is an urban public school in Rock Hill, South Carolina that is part of Rock Hill Schools York County District. It serves 431 students in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 14.9:1. Its teachers have had 85 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

Equity Focus School

Support towards this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Public School

Title 1

Grades Pre-K - 5

431 Students

29 Teachers

1036 Ogden Rd

Rock Hill, SC 29730 View local requests

Evidence-based impact

Inspire teachers to stay in the classroom and boost student achievement.¹

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Ms. Vero, a DonorsChoose teacher for 9 years.

Kindergarten teacher at PS81 - Robert J. Christen School in Bronx, NY

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Sunset Park Center for Accelerate Demographics

95%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

76%

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.

Sunset Park Center for Accelerate Support on DonorsChoose Last updated Dec 5, 2025

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