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About this school
Harlem Link Charter School is
an urban public school
in New York, New York that is part of New York State Department Education.
It serves 309 students
in grades Pre-K - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 7.5:1.
Its teachers have had 188 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
94%
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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Harlem Link Charter School
$106,070
raised using DonorsChoose
188
projects
funded
73
teachers
funded
777
donors
2
projects
for
basic supplies
5
projects for
technology
17
projects for
books
2
projects
for
art supplies
Harlem Link Charter School has received support from
408 individuals from New York and
369 individuals out-of-state.
