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Northwest Career & Technical Academy is
an urban public school
in Las Vegas, Nevada that is part of Clark County School District.
It serves 1,784 students
in grades 9 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 21.8:1.
Its teachers have had 127 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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55%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
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Northwest Career & Technical Academy
$103,704
raised using DonorsChoose
127
projects
funded
67
teachers
funded
189
donors
11
projects
for
basic supplies
38
projects for
technology
16
projects for
books
11
projects
for
art supplies
Northwest Career & Technical Academy has received support from
98 individuals from Nevada and
91 individuals out-of-state.
