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About this school
PS 43 Jonas Bronck is
an urban public school
in Bronx, New York that is part of New York City Dept Of Ed.
It serves 349 students
in grades K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 7.8:1.
Its teachers have had 887 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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97%
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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Last updated Jan 14, 2026
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PS 43 Jonas Bronck
$583,235
raised using DonorsChoose
887
projects
funded
75
teachers
funded
1,407
donors
67
projects
for
basic supplies
141
projects for
technology
67
projects for
books
22
projects
for
art supplies
PS 43 Jonas Bronck has received support from
724 individuals from New York and
683 individuals out-of-state.