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Fairdale Elementary School

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Fairdale Elementary School is a rural public school in Fairdale, West Virginia that is part of Raleigh County School District. It serves 386 students in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 15.4:1. Its teachers have had 62 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades Pre-K - 5

386 Students

25 Teachers

772 BOLT RD

Fairdale, WV 25839 View local requests

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Fairdale Elementary School Demographics

95%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

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.

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Fairdale Elementary School

$26,802

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

111

donors

project for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

projects for art supplies

Fairdale Elementary School has received support from 75 individuals from West Virginia and 36 individuals out-of-state.

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Fairdale Elementary School

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