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About this school
Seward Communctn Arts Academy is
an urban public school
in Chicago, Illinois that is part of Chicago Public School District 299.
It serves 414 students
in grades Pre-K - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
Its teachers have had 293 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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96%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Seward Communctn Arts Academy
$139,915
raised using DonorsChoose
293
projects
funded
28
teachers
funded
808
donors
28
projects
for
basic supplies
42
projects for
technology
65
projects for
books
8
projects
for
art supplies
Seward Communctn Arts Academy has received support from
354 individuals from Illinois and
454 individuals out-of-state.
