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Park Slope Collegiate School

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Park Slope Collegiate School is an urban public school in Brooklyn, New York that is part of New York City Dept Of Ed. It serves 512 students in grades 6 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 10.0:1. Its teachers have had 141 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades 6 - 12

512 Students

51 Teachers

237 7th Ave

Brooklyn, NY 11215 View local requests

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Park Slope Collegiate School Demographics

67%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

79%

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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Park Slope Collegiate School

$157,979

raised using DonorsChoose

141

projects funded

teachers funded

844

donors

projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

projects for art supplies

Park Slope Collegiate School has received support from 536 individuals from New York and 308 individuals out-of-state.

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