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About this school
Whiteside Elementary School is
a suburban public school
in Belleville, Illinois that is part of Whiteside School District 115.
It serves 655 students
in grades Pre-K - 4 with a student/teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
Its teachers have had 11 projects funded on Ðǿմ«Ã½.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education.
Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
60%
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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Whiteside Elementary School
$6,629
raised using Ðǿմ«Ã½
11
projects
funded
5
teachers
funded
63
donors
1
project for
technology
1
project
for
art supplies
Whiteside Elementary School has received support from
44 individuals from Illinois and
19 individuals out-of-state.