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About this school
Tapestry Charter School is
an urban public school
in Buffalo, New York that is part of New York State Department Education.
It serves 1,119 students
in grades K - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
Its teachers have had 46 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
69%
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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Tapestry Charter School
$24,269
raised using DonorsChoose
46
projects
funded
27
teachers
funded
232
donors
3
projects
for
basic supplies
10
projects for
books
1
project
for
art supplies
Tapestry Charter School has received support from
156 individuals from New York and
76 individuals out-of-state.
