Kearny High School - Foster Engineering Innovation & Design in San Diego, California on DonorsChoose

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Kearny High School - Foster Engineering Innovation & Design is an urban public school in San Diego, California that is part of San Diego Unified School District. It serves 296 students in grades 9 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 19.7:1. Its teachers have had 10 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

Equity Focus School

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Public School

Title 1

Grades 9 - 12

296 Students

15 Teachers

1954 Komet Way

San Diego, CA 92111 View local requests

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Kearny High School - Foster Engineering Innovation & Design Demographics

63%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

72%

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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