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Gilroy Preparatory Charter School

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Gilroy Preparatory Charter School is a suburban public school in Gilroy, California that is part of Gilroy Unified School District. It serves 540 students in grades K - 8. Its teachers have had 38 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades K - 8

540 Students

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277 I O O F Ave

Gilroy, CA 95020 View local requests

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Gilroy Preparatory Charter School Demographics

44%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

79%

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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Gilroy Preparatory Charter School

$36,002

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

187

donors

projects for basic supplies

projects for books

projects for art supplies

Gilroy Preparatory Charter School has received support from 175 individuals from California and 12 individuals out-of-state.

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