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PS 77K is an urban public school in Brooklyn, New York that is part of New York City Dept Of Ed. It serves 429 students in grades Not specified with a student/teacher ratio of 6.7:1. Its teachers have had 95 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Grades Not specified

429 Students

64 Teachers

62 Park Pl

Brooklyn, NY 11217 View local requests

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PS 77K Demographics

93%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

84%

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

Schools in districts that mainly serve students of color receive substantially less state and local support than similar districts that serve primarily White students. Learn more about this gap, why it exists, and how you can help close it.

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PS 77K

$57,585

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

350

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projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

project for books

projects for art supplies

PS 77K has received support from 243 individuals from New York and 107 individuals out-of-state.

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