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About this school
Phillip & Sala Burton High School is
an urban public school
in San Francisco, California that is part of San Francisco Unified School District.
It serves 1,031 students
in grades 9 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 19.5:1.
Its teachers have had 131 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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89%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Phillip & Sala Burton High School
$85,830
raised using DonorsChoose
131
projects
funded
49
teachers
funded
556
donors
5
projects
for
basic supplies
28
projects for
technology
11
projects for
books
2
projects
for
art supplies
Phillip & Sala Burton High School has received support from
421 individuals from California and
135 individuals out-of-state.
