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About this school
The Academy at Shawnee is
an urban public school
in Louisville, Kentucky that is part of Jefferson County Public Schools.
It serves 1,059 students
in grades 6 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 17.6:1.
Its teachers have had 142 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
78%
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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The Academy at Shawnee
$69,672
raised using DonorsChoose
142
projects
funded
22
teachers
funded
380
donors
12
projects
for
basic supplies
15
projects for
technology
8
projects for
books
7
projects
for
art supplies
The Academy at Shawnee has received support from
213 individuals from Kentucky and
167 individuals out-of-state.