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Coliseum College Preparatory Academy is
an urban public school
in Oakland, California that is part of Oakland Unified School District.
It serves 780 students
in grades 6 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 26.9:1.
Its teachers have had 869 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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95%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Coliseum College Preparatory Academy
$580,416
raised using DonorsChoose
869
projects
funded
97
teachers
funded
1,660
donors
126
projects
for
basic supplies
132
projects for
technology
70
projects for
books
77
projects
for
art supplies
Coliseum College Preparatory Academy has received support from
1,153 individuals from California and
507 individuals out-of-state.