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Careers In Sports High School

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Careers In Sports High School is an urban public school in Bronx, New York that is part of New York City Dept Of Ed. It serves 453 students in grades 9 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 11.9:1. Its teachers have had 7 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades 9 - 12

453 Students

38 Teachers

730 Concourse Vlg W

Bronx, NY 10451 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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Careers In Sports High School Demographics

94%

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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