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About this school
Bronx Preparatory Charter School is
an urban public school
in Bronx, New York that is part of New York State Department Education.
It serves 857 students
in grades 6 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
Its teachers have had 83 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
97%
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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Bronx Preparatory Charter School
$299,602
raised using DonorsChoose
83
projects
funded
34
teachers
funded
653
donors
4
projects for
technology
4
projects for
books
Bronx Preparatory Charter School has received support from
310 individuals from New York and
343 individuals out-of-state.
