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About this school
The Facing History School is
an urban public school
in New York, New York that is part of New York City Dept Of Ed.
It serves 256 students
in grades 6 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 8.5:1.
Its teachers have had 57 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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96%
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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The Facing History School
$31,709
raised using DonorsChoose
57
projects
funded
34
teachers
funded
248
donors
4
projects
for
basic supplies
2
projects for
technology
7
projects for
books
The Facing History School has received support from
165 individuals from New York and
83 individuals out-of-state.
