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About this school
Booker Washington High School is
an urban public school
in Atlanta, Georgia that is part of Atlanta Public Schools.
It serves 856 students
in grades 9 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
Its teachers have had 119 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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96%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Booker Washington High School
$95,820
raised using DonorsChoose
119
projects
funded
47
teachers
funded
310
donors
4
projects
for
basic supplies
25
projects for
technology
12
projects for
books
8
projects
for
art supplies
Booker Washington High School has received support from
192 individuals from Georgia and
118 individuals out-of-state.
