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Dr Martin Luther King Junior Educational Complex

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Dr Martin Luther King Junior Educational Complex is a suburban public school in Paterson, New Jersey that is part of Paterson Public Schools. It serves 505 students in grades Pre-K - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 8.3:1. Its teachers have had 69 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Title 1

Grades Pre-K - 8

505 Students

61 Teachers

851 E 28th St

Paterson, NJ 07513 View local requests

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Dr Martin Luther King Junior Educational Complex Demographics

59%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

97%

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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Dr Martin Luther King Junior Educational Complex

$38,975

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

205

donors

projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

projects for art supplies

Dr Martin Luther King Junior Educational Complex has received support from 132 individuals from New Jersey and 73 individuals out-of-state.

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