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The O'Brien Academy is
a public school
in Ewing, New Jersey that is part of Ewing Township Public Schools.
Its teachers have had 255 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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75%
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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The O'Brien Academy
$94,216
raised using DonorsChoose
255
projects
funded
42
teachers
funded
260
donors
14
projects
for
basic supplies
24
projects for
technology
28
projects for
books
33
projects
for
art supplies
The O'Brien Academy has received support from
106 individuals from New Jersey and
154 individuals out-of-state.