CICS - Irving Park in Chicago, Illinois on DonorsChoose

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CICS - Irving Park is an urban public school in Chicago, Illinois that is part of Chicago Public School District 299. It serves 505 students in grades K - 8. Its teachers have had 184 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Grades K - 8

505 Students

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3820 N Spaulding Ave

Chicago, IL 60618 View local requests

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CICS - Irving Park Demographics

66%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

84%

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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CICS - Irving Park

$115,859

raised using DonorsChoose

184

projects funded

teachers funded

956

donors

projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

projects for art supplies

CICS - Irving Park has received support from 595 individuals from Illinois and 361 individuals out-of-state.

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CICS - Irving Park

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