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About this school
Dickson Preparatory Steam Academy is
a suburban public school
in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that is part of Woodland Hills School District.
It serves 580 students
in grades 6 - 8.
Its teachers have had 15 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
66%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Dickson Preparatory Steam Academy
$7,079
raised using DonorsChoose
15
projects
funded
10
teachers
funded
80
donors
2
projects
for
basic supplies
5
projects for
technology
1
project
for
art supplies
Dickson Preparatory Steam Academy has received support from
49 individuals from Pennsylvania and
31 individuals out-of-state.
