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About this school
Trowbridge Street School of Great Lakes Studies is
an urban public school
in Milwaukee, Wisconsin that is part of Milwaukee Public Schools.
It serves 229 students
in grades Pre-K - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 22.9:1.
Its teachers have had 389 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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Trowbridge Street School of Great Lakes Studies Demographics
95%
of students receive free or reduced price lunch
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
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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Trowbridge Street School of Great Lakes Studies
$205,262
raised using DonorsChoose
389
projects
funded
27
teachers
funded
548
donors
63
projects
for
basic supplies
51
projects for
technology
50
projects for
books
27
projects
for
art supplies
Trowbridge Street School of Great Lakes Studies has received support from
292 individuals from Wisconsin and
256 individuals out-of-state.