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About this school
Prosser Career Academy is
an urban public school
in Chicago, Illinois that is part of Chicago Public School District 299.
It serves 1,163 students
in grades 9 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
Its teachers have had 300 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
Supporting this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.
Public School
Title 1
Data about Title 1 status comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education.
Grades 9 - 12
1,163 Students
80 Teachers
2148 N Long AveContact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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97%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Last updated Aug 25, 2026
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Prosser Career Academy
$243,021
raised using DonorsChoose
300
projects
funded
58
teachers
funded
757
donors
25
projects
for
basic supplies
69
projects for
technology
80
projects for
books
5
projects
for
art supplies
Prosser Career Academy has received support from
542 individuals from Illinois and
215 individuals out-of-state.