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About this school
J.L. Mann Academy is
an urban public school
in Greenville, South Carolina that is part of Greenville County Schools.
It serves 2,013 students
in grades 9 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 19.0:1.
Its teachers have had 46 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
48%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.
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J.L. Mann Academy
$23,992
raised using DonorsChoose
46
projects
funded
23
teachers
funded
143
donors
10
projects
for
basic supplies
2
projects for
technology
4
projects for
books
2
projects
for
art supplies
J.L. Mann Academy has received support from
72 individuals from South Carolina and
71 individuals out-of-state.