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Capital Preparatory Harbor - Upper School

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Capital Preparatory Harbor - Upper School is a public school in Bridgeport, Connecticut that is part of Connecticut Department of Education. Its teachers have had 8 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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777 Main Street

Bridgeport, CT 06604 View local requests

https://www.capitalprepharbor.org/

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Capital Preparatory Harbor - Upper School Demographics

62%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

70%

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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Capital Preparatory Harbor - Upper School

$3,511

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

donors

project for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

Capital Preparatory Harbor - Upper School has received support from 11 individuals from Connecticut and 7 individuals out-of-state.

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Capital Preparatory Harbor - Upper School

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