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Kensington Health Science Academy

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Kensington Health Science Academy is an urban public school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that is part of Philadelphia City School District. It serves 457 students in grades 9 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 17.6:1. Its teachers have had 95 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades 9 - 12

457 Students

26 Teachers

2463 Emerald St

Philadelphia, PA 19125 View local requests

http://www.philasd.org

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Kensington Health Science Academy Demographics

95%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

89%

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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Kensington Health Science Academy

$62,535

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

347

donors

projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

projects for art supplies

Kensington Health Science Academy has received support from 193 individuals from Pennsylvania and 154 individuals out-of-state.

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