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PS 116 William Hughley is
an urban public school
in Jamaica, New York that is part of New York City Dept Of Ed.
It serves 810 students
in grades Pre-K - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
Its teachers have had 310 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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95%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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PS 116 William Hughley
$127,603
raised using DonorsChoose
310
projects
funded
57
teachers
funded
695
donors
40
projects
for
basic supplies
103
projects for
technology
20
projects for
books
18
projects
for
art supplies
PS 116 William Hughley has received support from
471 individuals from New York and
224 individuals out-of-state.