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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 1,420 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
American, or Asian
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High School for Law Advocacy and Community Justice
$780,428
raised using DonorsChoose
1,420
projects
funded
93
teachers
funded
2,097
donors
185
projects
for
basic supplies
112
projects for
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276
projects for
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116
projects
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art supplies
High School for Law Advocacy and Community Justice has received support from
1,194 individuals from New York and
903 individuals out-of-state.