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About this school
Academy of American Studies is
an urban public school
in Long Is. City, New York that is part of New York City Dept Of Ed.
It serves 1,206 students
in grades 9 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 24.6:1.
Its teachers have had 37 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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61%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Academy of American Studies
$21,895
raised using DonorsChoose
37
projects
funded
22
teachers
funded
144
donors
3
projects for
technology
4
projects for
books
Academy of American Studies has received support from
95 individuals from New York and
49 individuals out-of-state.
