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John Francis Polytechnic Senior High School is
an urban public school
in Sun Valley, California that is part of Los Angeles Unified School District.
It serves 2,215 students
in grades 9 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
Its teachers have had 726 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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John Francis Polytechnic Senior High School Demographics
90%
of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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95%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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John Francis Polytechnic Senior High School
$474,239
raised using DonorsChoose
726
projects
funded
128
teachers
funded
2,464
donors
67
projects
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219
projects for
technology
75
projects for
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projects
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art supplies
John Francis Polytechnic Senior High School has received support from
2,020 individuals from California and
444 individuals out-of-state.