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About this school
Pequenos Pasos De Aspira is
a public school
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that is part of Pennsylvania Department of Education.
It serves 421 students
in grades Pre-K - Pre-K.
Its teachers have had 157 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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40%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Pequenos Pasos De Aspira
$77,379
raised using DonorsChoose
157
projects
funded
37
teachers
funded
720
donors
8
projects
for
basic supplies
15
projects for
technology
23
projects for
books
8
projects
for
art supplies
Pequenos Pasos De Aspira has received support from
582 individuals from Pennsylvania and
138 individuals out-of-state.