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Byron Kilbourn School is
an urban public school
in Milwaukee, Wisconsin that is part of Milwaukee Public Schools.
It serves 258 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 25.8:1.
Its teachers have had 249 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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95%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Byron Kilbourn School
$104,480
raised using DonorsChoose
249
projects
funded
26
teachers
funded
434
donors
35
projects
for
basic supplies
16
projects for
technology
37
projects for
books
21
projects
for
art supplies
Byron Kilbourn School has received support from
225 individuals from Wisconsin and
209 individuals out-of-state.