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Brigadier General Anna Mae Hays School Demographics
95%
of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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79%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Brigadier General Anna Mae Hays School
$18,646
raised using DonorsChoose
61
projects
funded
16
teachers
funded
180
donors
3
projects
for
basic supplies
14
projects for
technology
6
projects for
books
1
project
for
art supplies
Brigadier General Anna Mae Hays School has received support from
100 individuals from Pennsylvania and
80 individuals out-of-state.
