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About this school
Equipo Academy is
an urban public school
in Las Vegas, Nevada that is part of Nevada Department of Education.
It serves 942 students
in grades 6 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 44.9:1.
Its teachers have had 147 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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96%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.
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Last updated Dec 5, 2025
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Equipo Academy
$105,416
raised using DonorsChoose
147
projects
funded
80
teachers
funded
219
donors
16
projects
for
basic supplies
26
projects for
technology
23
projects for
books
15
projects
for
art supplies
Equipo Academy has received support from
98 individuals from Nevada and
121 individuals out-of-state.