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Anna Baum Skane Center

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Anna Baum Skane Center is an urban public school in Bridgeport, Connecticut that is part of Bridgeport Public Schools. It serves 183 students in grades Not specified with a student/teacher ratio of 10.2:1. Its teachers have had 95 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Grades Not specified

183 Students

18 Teachers

2977 Madison Ave

Bridgeport, CT 06606 View local requests

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Kindergarten teacher at PS81 - Robert J. Christen School in Bronx, NY

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Anna Baum Skane Center Demographics

95%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

85%

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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Anna Baum Skane Center

$44,195

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

329

donors

project for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

projects for art supplies

Anna Baum Skane Center has received support from 219 individuals from Connecticut and 110 individuals out-of-state.

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