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About this school
John F Kennedy High School is
a suburban public school
in Paterson, New Jersey that is part of Paterson Public Schools.
It serves 1,794 students
in grades 9 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 42.7:1.
Its teachers have had 41 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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93%
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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John F Kennedy High School
$27,195
raised using DonorsChoose
41
projects
funded
12
teachers
funded
80
donors
2
projects
for
basic supplies
23
projects for
technology
2
projects for
books
5
projects
for
art supplies
John F Kennedy High School has received support from
65 individuals from New Jersey and
15 individuals out-of-state.