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Metropolitan Business Academy

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Metropolitan Business Academy is an urban public school in New Haven, Connecticut that is part of New Haven Public Schools. It serves 380 students in grades 9 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 10.6:1. Its teachers have had 30 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Grades 9 - 12

380 Students

36 Teachers

115 Water St

New Haven, CT 06511 View local requests

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Metropolitan Business Academy Demographics

95%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

88%

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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Metropolitan Business Academy

$21,049

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

donors

project for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

Metropolitan Business Academy has received support from 43 individuals from Connecticut and 29 individuals out-of-state.

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