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About this school
Middle School 246 Walt Whitman is
an urban public school
in Brooklyn, New York that is part of New York City Dept Of Ed.
It serves 357 students
in grades 6 - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 10.5:1.
Its teachers have had 32 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
92%
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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Last updated Jan 15, 2026
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Middle School 246 Walt Whitman
$20,295
raised using DonorsChoose
32
projects
funded
17
teachers
funded
126
donors
3
projects
for
basic supplies
3
projects for
technology
6
projects for
books
1
project
for
art supplies
Middle School 246 Walt Whitman has received support from
91 individuals from New York and
35 individuals out-of-state.
