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About this school
PS 31 William T Davis is
an urban public school
in Staten Island, New York that is part of New York City Dept Of Ed.
It serves 342 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 9.5:1.
Its teachers have had 309 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
91%
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 31 William T Davis
$117,780
raised using DonorsChoose
309
projects
funded
46
teachers
funded
454
donors
22
projects
for
basic supplies
60
projects for
technology
27
projects for
books
2
projects
for
art supplies
PS 31 William T Davis has received support from
255 individuals from New York and
199 individuals out-of-state.