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Your donation has allowed them to have raised lined paper, colored paper, clipboards, magnetic whiteboards, and so many other things that you purchased will help them learn. As a teacher is so nice to know that the community is backing you up in your efforts to help every child learn. We truly appreciate your kindness and your generosity.","fullyFundedDate":1746925584908,"projectUrl":"project/variety-will-bring-success/9333582/","projectTitle":"Variety Will Bring Success","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Shelton","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7332550_orig.jpg?crop=1536,1536,x136,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1687920676098","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7332550"},{"teacherId":7332550,"projectId":9447778,"letterContent":"The students were so excited to put the kind words on the pencils. They loved the fact that each of the students in the who building will get \"gifts\" from them. 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About this school
Coffee County Middle School is
a rural public school
in Manchester, Tennessee that is part of Coffee County School District.
It serves 843 students
in grades 6 - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
Its teachers have had 90 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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
843 Students
60 Teachers
3063 Woodbury HwyContact 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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Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
13%
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.
Coffee County Middle School Support on DonorsChoose
Last updated Dec 5, 2025
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Coffee County Middle School
$27,798
raised using DonorsChoose
90
projects
funded
19
teachers
funded
126
donors
25
projects
for
basic supplies
7
projects for
technology
5
projects for
books
2
projects
for
art supplies
Coffee County Middle School has received support from
92 individuals from Tennessee and
34 individuals out-of-state.