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September was a class hit and they listened to the story really well!\r\n\r\nI am excited to continue to read about each month and tell them about all of the amazing things to come as different months come and go! I appreciate you helping me fund these books so my kid's can learn so much about the months! I can't wait to read about upcoming holidays, months, seasons, and so much more!","fullyFundedDate":1751749914823,"projectUrl":"project/the-calendar-kids-help-us-learn-new-th/9430194/","projectTitle":"\"The Calendar Kids\" Help Us Learn New Things!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Garrett","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9436806_orig.png?crop=396,396,x247,y597&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1705512275916","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9436806"},{"teacherId":9436806,"projectId":9278709,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for helping me fund \"calm down corner upgrade\". 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About this school
21st Century Preparatory School is
an urban public school
in Racine, Wisconsin that is part of Wisconsin Department of Public Institute.
It serves 512 students
in grades Pre-K - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
Its teachers have had 78 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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83%
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 15, 2025
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21st Century Preparatory School
$36,621
raised using DonorsChoose
78
projects
funded
27
teachers
funded
237
donors
7
projects for
technology
16
projects for
books
3
projects
for
art supplies
21st Century Preparatory School has received support from
126 individuals from Wisconsin and
111 individuals out-of-state.