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About this school
Nicholson Technical Academy is
an urban public school
in Chicago, Illinois that is part of Chicago Public School District 299.
It serves 443 students
in grades Pre-K - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
Its teachers have had 186 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
98%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.
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Nicholson Technical Academy
$99,642
raised using DonorsChoose
186
projects
funded
50
teachers
funded
587
donors
5
projects
for
basic supplies
11
projects for
technology
7
projects for
books
1
project
for
art supplies
Nicholson Technical Academy has received support from
304 individuals from Illinois and
283 individuals out-of-state.