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About this school
Junior High School 220 John Pershing is
an urban public school
in Brooklyn, New York that is part of New York City Dept Of Ed.
It serves 1,254 students
in grades 6 - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 11.2:1.
Its teachers have had 12 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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93%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Junior High School 220 John Pershing
$4,566
raised using DonorsChoose
12
projects
funded
15
teachers
funded
57
donors
1
project for
technology
1
project for
books
Junior High School 220 John Pershing has received support from
43 individuals from New York and
14 individuals out-of-state.
