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A Philip Randolph Campus High School is
an urban public school
in New York, New York that is part of New York City Dept Of Ed.
It serves 1,408 students
in grades 9 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 18.3:1.
Its teachers have had 309 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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95%
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A Philip Randolph Campus High School
$141,910
raised using DonorsChoose
309
projects
funded
44
teachers
funded
643
donors
19
projects
for
basic supplies
34
projects for
technology
81
projects for
books
7
projects
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art supplies
A Philip Randolph Campus High School has received support from
358 individuals from New York and
285 individuals out-of-state.