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PS 193 Gil Hodges

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PS 193 Gil Hodges is an urban public school in Brooklyn, New York that is part of New York City Dept Of Ed. It serves 487 students in grades K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 8.4:1. Its teachers have had 104 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades K - 5

487 Students

58 Teachers

2515 Avenue L

Brooklyn, NY 11210 View local requests

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PS 193 Gil Hodges Demographics

76%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

62%

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

Schools in districts that mainly serve students of color receive substantially less state and local support than similar districts that serve primarily White students. Learn more about this gap, why it exists, and how you can help close it.

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PS 193 Gil Hodges

$40,617

raised using DonorsChoose

104

projects funded

teachers funded

255

donors

projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

project for art supplies

PS 193 Gil Hodges has received support from 148 individuals from New York and 107 individuals out-of-state.

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