Shawnee Mission Early Childhood Education Center in Overland Park, Kansas on �ǿմ�ý

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Shawnee Mission Early Childhood Education Center is a public school in Overland Park, Kansas that is part of Shawnee Mission School District. Its teachers have had 4 projects funded on �ǿմ�ý.

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6701 W 83rd St

Overland Park, KS 66204 View local requests

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Shawnee Mission Early Childhood Education Center Demographics

38%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

30%

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

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