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Lindley Academy Charter School at Birney

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Lindley Academy Charter School at Birney is an urban public school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that is part of Philadelphia City School District. It serves 739 students in grades K - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 18.5:1. Its teachers have had 99 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Title 1

Grades K - 8

739 Students

40 Teachers

900 Lindley Ave

Philadelphia, PA 19141 View local requests

http://www.ap-schools.org/gendavidbbirneycharterschool_home.aspx

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Lindley Academy Charter School at Birney Demographics

95%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

90%

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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Lindley Academy Charter School at Birney

$50,074

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

483

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projects for basic supplies

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Lindley Academy Charter School at Birney has received support from 282 individuals from Pennsylvania and 201 individuals out-of-state.

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