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About this school
Explore Empower Charter School 742 is
an urban public school
in Brooklyn, New York that is part of New York State Department Education.
It serves 506 students
in grades K - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 10.1:1.
Its teachers have had 87 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
96%
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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Last updated Mar 19, 2026
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Explore Empower Charter School 742
$58,814
raised using DonorsChoose
87
projects
funded
19
teachers
funded
406
donors
7
projects for
technology
8
projects for
books
Explore Empower Charter School 742 has received support from
178 individuals from New York and
228 individuals out-of-state.
