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Juniata Park Academy is
an urban public school
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that is part of Philadelphia City School District.
It serves 854 students
in grades K - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
Its teachers have had 968 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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94%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Juniata Park Academy
$385,868
raised using DonorsChoose
968
projects
funded
93
teachers
funded
1,615
donors
110
projects
for
basic supplies
205
projects for
technology
76
projects for
books
28
projects
for
art supplies
Juniata Park Academy has received support from
871 individuals from Pennsylvania and
744 individuals out-of-state.