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Nashville Collegiate Preparatory - Upper School is
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in Antioch, Tennessee that is part of Tennessee Public Charter School Commission.
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Nashville Collegiate Preparatory - Upper School Demographics
16%
of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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82%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Nashville Collegiate Preparatory - Upper School
$4,166
raised using DonorsChoose
3
projects
funded
3
teachers
funded
26
donors
Nashville Collegiate Preparatory - Upper School has received support from
10 individuals from Tennessee and
16 individuals out-of-state.
