Rising Stars - Cheviot Westwood in Cincinnati, Ohio on DonorsChoose

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Rising Stars - Cheviot Westwood is a public school in Cincinnati, Ohio that is part of Cincinnati Public Schools. Its teachers have had 17 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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3132 Mozart Avenue

Cincinnati, OH 45211 View local requests

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Rising Stars - Cheviot Westwood Demographics

57%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

72%

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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