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Thomas Edison Charter Academy is
an urban public school
in San Francisco, California that is part of San Francisco Unified School District.
It serves 557 students
in grades Pre-K - 8.
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Thomas Edison Charter Academy
$679,003
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1,252
projects
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teachers
funded
2,694
donors
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technology
189
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Thomas Edison Charter Academy has received support from
2,051 individuals from California and
643 individuals out-of-state.