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About this school
Mary M Knight School is
a rural public school
in Elma, Washington that is part of Mary M Knight School District 311.
It serves 184 students
in grades Pre-K - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
Its teachers have had 2 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
8%
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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Mary M Knight School
$1,342
raised using DonorsChoose
2
projects
funded
2
teachers
funded
6
donors
1
project
for
art supplies
Mary M Knight School has received support from
5 individuals from Washington and
1 individual out-of-state.
