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About this school
PS 44 Thomas C Brown is
an urban public school
in Staten Island, New York that is part of New York City Dept Of Ed.
It serves 519 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 6.7:1.
Its teachers have had 123 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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89%
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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PS 44 Thomas C Brown
$61,608
raised using DonorsChoose
123
projects
funded
26
teachers
funded
461
donors
11
projects
for
basic supplies
14
projects for
technology
13
projects for
books
2
projects
for
art supplies
PS 44 Thomas C Brown has received support from
220 individuals from New York and
241 individuals out-of-state.
