Chicago Excel Academy Roseland in Chicago, Illinois on DonorsChoose

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Chicago Excel Academy Roseland is an urban public school in Chicago, Illinois that is part of Chicago Public School District 299. It serves 252 students in grades 9 - 12. Its teachers have had 2 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades 9 - 12

252 Students

# of teachers unavailable

1257 W 111th St

Chicago, IL 60643 View local requests

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Chicago Excel Academy Roseland Demographics

94%

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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