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About this school
Henry Snyder High School is
an urban public school
in Jersey City, New Jersey that is part of Jersey City Public School District.
It serves 747 students
in grades 9 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 11.1:1.
Its teachers have had 102 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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94%
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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Henry Snyder High School
$97,475
raised using DonorsChoose
102
projects
funded
28
teachers
funded
400
donors
10
projects
for
basic supplies
18
projects for
technology
10
projects for
books
4
projects
for
art supplies
Henry Snyder High School has received support from
223 individuals from New Jersey and
177 individuals out-of-state.