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About this school
Learn Charter School - Romano Butler is
an urban public school
in Chicago, Illinois that is part of Chicago Public School District 299.
It serves 458 students
in grades K - 8.
Its teachers have had 135 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
99%
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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Learn Charter School - Romano Butler
$56,881
raised using DonorsChoose
135
projects
funded
49
teachers
funded
420
donors
13
projects
for
basic supplies
19
projects for
technology
13
projects for
books
3
projects
for
art supplies
Learn Charter School - Romano Butler has received support from
251 individuals from Illinois and
169 individuals out-of-state.