Ascend Leadership Academy in Sanford, North Carolina on DonorsChoose

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Ascend Leadership Academy is a town public school in Sanford, North Carolina that is part of North Carolina Department of Education. It serves 625 students in grades 6 - 12. Its teachers have had 6 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

Public School

Title 1

Grades 6 - 12

625 Students

# of teachers unavailable

283 Harvey Faulk Rd

Sanford, NC 27332 View local requests

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Ascend Leadership Academy Demographics

33%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

33%

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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