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About this school
Booker T Washington High School is
an urban public school
in New Orleans, Louisiana that is part of Orleans Parish School District.
It serves 528 students
in grades 9 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 35.2:1.
Its teachers have had 17 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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95%
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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Booker T Washington High School
$10,195
raised using DonorsChoose
17
projects
funded
11
teachers
funded
45
donors
4
projects
for
basic supplies
1
project for
technology
3
projects for
books
Booker T Washington High School has received support from
19 individuals from Louisiana and
26 individuals out-of-state.