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Hellenic Classical Charter School

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Hellenic Classical Charter School is an urban public school in Brooklyn, New York that is part of New York City Dept Of Ed. It serves 493 students in grades K - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 13.7:1. Its teachers have had 39 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades K - 8

493 Students

36 Teachers

646 5th Ave

Brooklyn, NY 11215 View local requests

http://www.hccs-nys.org

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Hellenic Classical Charter School Demographics

74%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

55%

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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Hellenic Classical Charter School

$18,695

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

186

donors

projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

Hellenic Classical Charter School has received support from 143 individuals from New York and 43 individuals out-of-state.

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