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Trenton Ninth Grade Academy is
an urban public school
in Trenton, New Jersey that is part of Trenton Public Schools.
It serves 837 students
in grades 9 - 9.
Its teachers have had 807 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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97%
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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Trenton Ninth Grade Academy
$385,206
raised using DonorsChoose
807
projects
funded
60
teachers
funded
1,221
donors
85
projects
for
basic supplies
134
projects for
technology
65
projects for
books
43
projects
for
art supplies
Trenton Ninth Grade Academy has received support from
377 individuals from New Jersey and
844 individuals out-of-state.