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Central Academy - Excellence is
a public school
in Kansas City, Missouri that is part of Kansas City School District 33.
It serves 556 students
in grades 9 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 17.4:1.
Its teachers have had 26 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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81%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Central Academy - Excellence
$18,594
raised using DonorsChoose
26
projects
funded
14
teachers
funded
121
donors
3
projects for
technology
1
project for
books
4
projects
for
art supplies
Central Academy - Excellence has received support from
51 individuals from Missouri and
70 individuals out-of-state.
