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PS 386 - Envir Citizenship School is
an urban public school
in Bronx, New York that is part of New York City Dept Of Ed.
It serves 402 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 8.9:1.
Its teachers have had 291 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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95%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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PS 386 - Envir Citizenship School
$109,513
raised using DonorsChoose
291
projects
funded
58
teachers
funded
728
donors
53
projects
for
basic supplies
54
projects for
technology
40
projects for
books
10
projects
for
art supplies
PS 386 - Envir Citizenship School has received support from
459 individuals from New York and
269 individuals out-of-state.