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High School for Law Advocacy and Community Justice
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High School for Law Advocacy and Community Justice is
an urban public school
in New York, New York that is part of New York City Dept Of Ed.
It serves 536 students
in grades 9 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
Its teachers have had 1,418 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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High School for Law Advocacy and Community Justice Demographics
87%
of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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93%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
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High School for Law Advocacy and Community Justice
$779,747
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1,418
projects
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93
teachers
funded
2,094
donors
185
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112
projects for
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275
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High School for Law Advocacy and Community Justice has received support from
1,192 individuals from New York and
902 individuals out-of-state.