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About this school
Mary H Wright Elementary School is
an urban public school
in Spartanburg, South Carolina that is part of Spartanburg School District 7.
It serves 463 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
Its teachers have had 163 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 Pre-K - 5
463 Students
33 Teachers
457 S Church StContact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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89%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Last updated Oct 11, 2026
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Mary H Wright Elementary School
$70,151
raised using DonorsChoose
163
projects
funded
40
teachers
funded
301
donors
36
projects
for
basic supplies
15
projects for
technology
22
projects for
books
3
projects
for
art supplies
Mary H Wright Elementary School has received support from
213 individuals from South Carolina and
88 individuals out-of-state.