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Civic Center Secondary School is
an urban public school
in San Francisco, California that is part of [County run].
It serves 80 students
in grades 7 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
Its teachers have had 226 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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82%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
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Civic Center Secondary School
$98,140
raised using DonorsChoose
226
projects
funded
23
teachers
funded
285
donors
7
projects
for
basic supplies
27
projects for
technology
60
projects for
books
8
projects
for
art supplies
Civic Center Secondary School has received support from
223 individuals from California and
62 individuals out-of-state.
