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YWCA South County Head Start is
a public school
in Saint Louis, Missouri that is part of Office of Head Start.
Its teachers have had 11 projects funded on ÐÇ¿Õ´«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: US Census Data for the surrounding geographic area
8%
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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YWCA South County Head Start
$8,794
raised using ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½
11
projects
funded
10
teachers
funded
7
donors
1
project for
technology
6
projects
for
art supplies
YWCA South County Head Start has received support from
6 individuals from Missouri and
1 individual out-of-state.
