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Homer A Plessy Community School is
an urban public school
in New Orleans, Louisiana that is part of Orleans Parish School District.
It serves 786 students
in grades Pre-K - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 34.2:1.
Its teachers have had 111 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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61%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Homer A Plessy Community School
$70,984
raised using DonorsChoose
111
projects
funded
46
teachers
funded
537
donors
3
projects
for
basic supplies
12
projects for
technology
11
projects for
books
6
projects
for
art supplies
Homer A Plessy Community School has received support from
213 individuals from Louisiana and
324 individuals out-of-state.
