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About this school
Marshall Early Childhood Center is
an urban public school
in Newport News, Virginia that is part of Newport News Public Schools.
It serves 213 students
in grades Pre-K - K with a student/teacher ratio of 9.7:1.
Its teachers have had 192 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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91%
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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Marshall Early Childhood Center
$47,863
raised using DonorsChoose
192
projects
funded
20
teachers
funded
400
donors
15
projects
for
basic supplies
19
projects for
technology
33
projects for
books
14
projects
for
art supplies
Marshall Early Childhood Center has received support from
181 individuals from Virginia and
219 individuals out-of-state.