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Brooklyn Technical High School is
an urban public school
in Brooklyn, New York that is part of New York City Dept Of Ed.
It serves 5,850 students
in grades 9 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 23.9:1.
Its teachers have had 133 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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70%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Brooklyn Technical High School
$150,688
raised using DonorsChoose
133
projects
funded
59
teachers
funded
1,008
donors
4
projects
for
basic supplies
9
projects for
technology
25
projects for
books
22
projects
for
art supplies
Brooklyn Technical High School has received support from
761 individuals from New York and
247 individuals out-of-state.
