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About this school
Capital Preparatory Magnet School is
an urban public school
in Hartford, Connecticut that is part of Hartford Public School District.
It serves 580 students
in grades Pre-K - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
Its teachers have had 113 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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91%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.
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Capital Preparatory Magnet School
$66,975
raised using DonorsChoose
113
projects
funded
57
teachers
funded
313
donors
18
projects
for
basic supplies
14
projects for
technology
22
projects for
books
2
projects
for
art supplies
Capital Preparatory Magnet School has received support from
213 individuals from Connecticut and
100 individuals out-of-state.
