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High School for Law Advocacy and Community Justice
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About this school
High School for Law Advocacy and Community Justice is
an urban public school
in New York, New York that is part of New York City Dept Of Ed.
It serves 441 students
in grades 9 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
Its teachers have had 1,438 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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Title 1
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Grades 9 - 12
441 Students
34 Teachers
122 Amsterdam AveContact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.
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High School for Law Advocacy and Community Justice Demographics
88%
of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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93%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
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High School for Law Advocacy and Community Justice
$787,723
raised using DonorsChoose
1,438
projects
funded
93
teachers
funded
2,110
donors
191
projects
for
basic supplies
112
projects for
technology
279
projects for
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119
projects
for
art supplies
High School for Law Advocacy and Community Justice has received support from
1,198 individuals from New York and
912 individuals out-of-state.