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About this school
Murray Hill Academy is
an urban public school
in New York, New York that is part of New York City Dept Of Ed.
It serves 299 students
in grades 9 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
Its teachers have had 35 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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84%
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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Murray Hill Academy
$29,359
raised using DonorsChoose
35
projects
funded
19
teachers
funded
178
donors
1
project
for
basic supplies
5
projects for
technology
3
projects for
books
2
projects
for
art supplies
Murray Hill Academy has received support from
79 individuals from New York and
99 individuals out-of-state.
