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Daniel Pearl Magnet High School

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About this school

Daniel Pearl Magnet High School is an urban public school in Van Nuys, California that is part of Los Angeles Unified School District. It serves 224 students in grades 9 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 12.4:1. Its teachers have had 65 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades 9 - 12

224 Students

18 Teachers

6649 Balboa Blvd

Van Nuys, CA 91406 View local requests

http://www.pearlmagnet.org

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Daniel Pearl Magnet High School Demographics

76%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

67%

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

Schools in districts that mainly serve students of color receive substantially less state and local support than similar districts that serve primarily White students. Learn more about this gap, why it exists, and how you can help close it.

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Daniel Pearl Magnet High School

$48,167

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

372

donors

projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

Daniel Pearl Magnet High School has received support from 283 individuals from California and 89 individuals out-of-state.

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