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Burns Latino Studies Academy is
an urban public school
in Hartford, Connecticut that is part of Hartford Public School District.
It serves 260 students
in grades 2 - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 6.8:1.
Its teachers have had 431 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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91%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Burns Latino Studies Academy
$200,838
raised using DonorsChoose
431
projects
funded
62
teachers
funded
1,245
donors
24
projects
for
basic supplies
20
projects for
technology
49
projects for
books
16
projects
for
art supplies
Burns Latino Studies Academy has received support from
459 individuals from Connecticut and
786 individuals out-of-state.
