Santee Educational Complex in Los Angeles, California on DonorsChoose

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About this school

Santee Educational Complex is an urban public school in Los Angeles, California that is part of Los Angeles Unified School District. It serves 1,680 students in grades 9 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 18.3:1. Its teachers have had 167 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades 9 - 12

1,680 Students

92 Teachers

1921 Maple Ave

Los Angeles, CA 90011 View local requests

http://www.lausd.net/santee_ed_complex

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Santee Educational Complex 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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