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About this school
Early Career Academy at Rise is
a public school
in Springfield, Massachusetts that is part of Springfield Public School District.
It serves 90 students
in grades 9 - 9.
Its teachers have had 174 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
84%
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.
Early Career Academy at Rise Support on DonorsChoose
Last updated Dec 5, 2025
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Early Career Academy at Rise
$99,463
raised using DonorsChoose
174
projects
funded
48
teachers
funded
310
donors
31
projects
for
basic supplies
27
projects for
technology
40
projects for
books
5
projects
for
art supplies
Early Career Academy at Rise has received support from
174 individuals from Massachusetts and
136 individuals out-of-state.