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Weil Pre-Kindergarten - 5 School is
an urban public school
in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that is part of Pittsburgh Public Schools.
It serves 178 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 8.1:1.
Its teachers have had 540 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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93%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
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Weil Pre-Kindergarten - 5 School
$159,505
raised using DonorsChoose
540
projects
funded
30
teachers
funded
1,879
donors
57
projects
for
basic supplies
68
projects for
technology
33
projects for
books
48
projects
for
art supplies
Weil Pre-Kindergarten - 5 School has received support from
1,483 individuals from Pennsylvania and
396 individuals out-of-state.