Douglass Academy - Young Men in Detroit, Michigan on DonorsChoose

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About this school

Douglass Academy - Young Men is an urban public school in Detroit, Michigan that is part of Detroit Public Schools Community District. It serves 68 students in grades 9 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 3.0:1. Its teachers have had 32 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

Equity Focus School

Support towards this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Public School

Title 1

Grades 9 - 12

68 Students

23 Teachers

9026 Woodward

Detroit, MI 48202 View local requests

https://www.detroitk12.org/Douglass

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Kindergarten teacher at PS81 - Robert J. Christen School in Bronx, NY

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Douglass Academy - Young Men Demographics

95%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

99%

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

Schools in districts that mainly serve students of color receive substantially less state and local support than similar districts that serve primarily White students. Learn more about this gap, why it exists, and how you can help close it.

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