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Northside Learning Center

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Northside Learning Center is an urban public school in Chicago, Illinois that is part of Chicago Public School District 299. It serves 266 students in grades Not specified with a student/teacher ratio of 9.2:1. Its teachers have had 46 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Title 1

Grades Not specified

266 Students

29 Teachers

3730 W Bryn Mawr Ave

Chicago, IL 60659 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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Northside Learning Center Demographics

75%

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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Northside Learning Center

$20,863

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

147

donors

projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

project for books

project for art supplies

Northside Learning Center has received support from 107 individuals from Illinois and 40 individuals out-of-state.

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