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Juniata Park Academy is
an urban public school
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that is part of Philadelphia City School District.
It serves 854 students
in grades K - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
Its teachers have had 934 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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94%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Juniata Park Academy
$377,114
raised using DonorsChoose
934
projects
funded
93
teachers
funded
1,580
donors
109
projects
for
basic supplies
201
projects for
technology
76
projects for
books
25
projects
for
art supplies
Juniata Park Academy has received support from
850 individuals from Pennsylvania and
730 individuals out-of-state.