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About this school
Morris Jeff Community School is
an urban public school
in New Orleans, Louisiana that is part of Orleans Parish School District.
It serves 1,460 students
in grades Pre-K - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 31.1:1.
Its teachers have had 54 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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74%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Morris Jeff Community School
$33,281
raised using DonorsChoose
54
projects
funded
30
teachers
funded
244
donors
4
projects
for
basic supplies
8
projects for
technology
1
project for
books
3
projects
for
art supplies
Morris Jeff Community School has received support from
118 individuals from Louisiana and
126 individuals out-of-state.
