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About this school
PS 94 W Hertel Academy is
an urban public school
in Buffalo, New York that is part of Buffalo Public Schools.
It serves 771 students
in grades Pre-K - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
Its teachers have had 425 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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84%
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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PS 94 W Hertel Academy
$118,669
raised using DonorsChoose
425
projects
funded
45
teachers
funded
680
donors
74
projects
for
basic supplies
43
projects for
technology
53
projects for
books
26
projects
for
art supplies
PS 94 W Hertel Academy has received support from
382 individuals from New York and
298 individuals out-of-state.
