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About this school
Douglas MacArthur Girls Ldrshp is
an urban public school
in Cleveland, Ohio that is part of Cleveland Metropolitan School District.
It serves 278 students
in grades Pre-K - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
Its teachers have had 89 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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65%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Douglas MacArthur Girls Ldrshp
$55,808
raised using DonorsChoose
89
projects
funded
15
teachers
funded
332
donors
11
projects
for
basic supplies
16
projects for
technology
14
projects for
books
3
projects
for
art supplies
Douglas MacArthur Girls Ldrshp has received support from
228 individuals from Ohio and
104 individuals out-of-state.