CICS - Lloyd Bond in Chicago, Illinois on DonorsChoose

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CICS - Lloyd Bond is an urban public school in Chicago, Illinois that is part of Chicago Public School District 299. It serves 263 students in grades K - 6. Its teachers have had 55 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Grades K - 6

263 Students

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13300 S Langley Ave

Chicago, IL 60827 View local requests

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Ms. Vero, a DonorsChoose teacher for 9 years.

Kindergarten teacher at PS81 - Robert J. Christen School in Bronx, NY

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CICS - Lloyd Bond Demographics

89%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

98%

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 - Lloyd Bond

$57,820

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

325

donors

projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

project for books

projects for art supplies

CICS - Lloyd Bond has received support from 214 individuals from Illinois and 111 individuals out-of-state.

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