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About this school
PS 242 Young Diplomats Magnet is
an urban public school
in New York, New York that is part of New York City Dept Of Ed.
It serves 98 students
in grades K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 5.4:1.
Its teachers have had 267 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
93%
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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PS 242 Young Diplomats Magnet
$98,282
raised using DonorsChoose
267
projects
funded
28
teachers
funded
446
donors
24
projects
for
basic supplies
39
projects for
technology
31
projects for
books
8
projects
for
art supplies
PS 242 Young Diplomats Magnet has received support from
255 individuals from New York and
191 individuals out-of-state.