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Bronx Latin School

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Bronx Latin School is an urban public school in Bronx, New York that is part of New York City Dept Of Ed. It serves 453 students in grades 5 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 9.1:1. Its teachers have had 91 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades 5 - 12

453 Students

50 Teachers

800 Home St

Bronx, NY 10456 View local requests

http://www.bronxlatin.org

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Ms. Vero, a DonorsChoose teacher for 9 years.

Kindergarten teacher at PS81 - Robert J. Christen School in Bronx, NY

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Bronx Latin School Demographics

95%

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

Schools in districts that mainly serve students of color receive substantially less state and local support than similar districts that serve primarily White students. Learn more about this gap, why it exists, and how you can help close it.

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Bronx Latin School

$74,187

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

401

donors

projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

projects for art supplies

Bronx Latin School has received support from 222 individuals from New York and 179 individuals out-of-state.

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