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About this school
PS 76 William Hallet is
an urban public school
in Long Is. City, New York that is part of New York City Dept Of Ed.
It serves 398 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 7.0:1.
Its teachers have had 76 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
87%
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 76 William Hallet
$36,232
raised using DonorsChoose
76
projects
funded
34
teachers
funded
343
donors
5
projects
for
basic supplies
9
projects for
technology
5
projects for
books
PS 76 William Hallet has received support from
259 individuals from New York and
84 individuals out-of-state.
