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Denver Center for International Studies

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Denver Center for International Studies is an urban public school in Denver, Colorado that is part of Denver Public School District 1. It serves 354 students in grades 6 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 8.4:1. Its teachers have had 87 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Title 1

Grades 6 - 12

354 Students

42 Teachers

574 W 6th Ave

Denver, CO 80204 View local requests

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Denver Center for International Studies Demographics

64%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

79%

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

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Denver Center for International Studies

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354

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Denver Center for International Studies has received support from 229 individuals from Colorado and 125 individuals out-of-state.

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