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PS 106 Parkchester is
an urban public school
in Bronx, New York that is part of New York City Dept Of Ed.
It serves 821 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
Its teachers have had 1,712 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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94%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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PS 106 Parkchester
$729,433
raised using DonorsChoose
1,712
projects
funded
103
teachers
funded
1,393
donors
240
projects
for
basic supplies
376
projects for
technology
171
projects for
books
58
projects
for
art supplies
PS 106 Parkchester has received support from
862 individuals from New York and
531 individuals out-of-state.