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John Marshall - Civic & Business

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John Marshall - Civic & Business is an urban public school in Cleveland, Ohio that is part of Cleveland Metropolitan School District. It serves 484 students in grades 9 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 20.2:1. Its teachers have had 36 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades 9 - 12

484 Students

24 Teachers

3952 W 140th St

Cleveland, OH 44111 View local requests

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John Marshall - Civic & Business Demographics

61%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

77%

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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John Marshall - Civic & Business

$25,092

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

171

donors

projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

projects for art supplies

John Marshall - Civic & Business has received support from 118 individuals from Ohio and 53 individuals out-of-state.

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