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Carver Vocational Technical Senior High School 454

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Carver Vocational Technical Senior High School 454 is an urban public school in Baltimore, Maryland that is part of Baltimore City Public School District. It serves 1,041 students in grades 9 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 17.6:1. Its teachers have had 63 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Grades 9 - 12

1,041 Students

59 Teachers

2201 Presstman St

Baltimore, MD 21216 View local requests

http://www.baltimorecityschools.org/454

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Carver Vocational Technical Senior High School 454 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

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Carver Vocational Technical Senior High School 454

$34,563

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

285

donors

projects for basic supplies

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projects for books

projects for art supplies

Carver Vocational Technical Senior High School 454 has received support from 109 individuals from Maryland and 176 individuals out-of-state.

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