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Preuss School is
an urban public school
in La Jolla, California that is part of San Diego Unified School District.
It serves 849 students
in grades 6 - 12.
Its teachers have had 184 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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96%
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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Preuss School
$100,762
raised using DonorsChoose
184
projects
funded
32
teachers
funded
555
donors
16
projects
for
basic supplies
16
projects for
technology
34
projects for
books
15
projects
for
art supplies
Preuss School has received support from
361 individuals from California and
194 individuals out-of-state.