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About this school
Nathaniel Hawthorne School is
an urban public school
in Milwaukee, Wisconsin that is part of Milwaukee Public Schools.
It serves 285 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 21.9:1.
Its teachers have had 112 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
90%
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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Last updated Dec 4, 2025
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Nathaniel Hawthorne School
$55,279
raised using DonorsChoose
112
projects
funded
28
teachers
funded
359
donors
16
projects
for
basic supplies
16
projects for
technology
17
projects for
books
11
projects
for
art supplies
Nathaniel Hawthorne School has received support from
207 individuals from Wisconsin and
152 individuals out-of-state.