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Future Leaders Institute Charter School is
an urban public school
in New York, New York that is part of New York City Dept Of Ed.
It serves 252 students
in grades K - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 8.4:1.
Its teachers have had 600 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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Future Leaders Institute Charter School Demographics
94%
of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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96%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Future Leaders Institute Charter School
$339,980
raised using DonorsChoose
600
projects
funded
89
teachers
funded
1,520
donors
18
projects
for
basic supplies
6
projects for
technology
66
projects for
books
9
projects
for
art supplies
Future Leaders Institute Charter School has received support from
837 individuals from New York and
683 individuals out-of-state.
