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Aspira Charter School - Antonia Pantoja Charter School

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Aspira Charter School - Antonia Pantoja Charter School is an urban public school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that is part of Philadelphia City School District. It serves 752 students in grades K - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 15.3:1. Its teachers have had 150 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Title 1

Grades K - 8

752 Students

49 Teachers

4101 N American St

Philadelphia, PA 19140 View local requests

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Aspira Charter School - Antonia Pantoja Charter School Demographics

75%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

97%

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

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Aspira Charter School - Antonia Pantoja Charter School

$66,277

raised using DonorsChoose

150

projects funded

teachers funded

532

donors

projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

projects for art supplies

Aspira Charter School - Antonia Pantoja Charter School has received support from 357 individuals from Pennsylvania and 175 individuals out-of-state.

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