Ronald Brown Academy in Detroit, Michigan on DonorsChoose

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About this school

Ronald Brown Academy is an urban public school in Detroit, Michigan that is part of Detroit Public Schools Community District. It serves 850 students in grades Pre-K - 6 with a student/teacher ratio of 18.1:1. Its teachers have had 488 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

Equity Focus School

Support towards this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Public School

Title 1

Grades Pre-K - 6

850 Students

47 Teachers

11530 E Outer Dr

Detroit, MI 48224 View local requests

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Ms. Vero, a DonorsChoose teacher for 9 years.

Kindergarten teacher at PS81 - Robert J. Christen School in Bronx, NY

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Ronald Brown Academy Demographics

95%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

97%

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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