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About this school
Dr George W Carver Academy is
an urban public school
in Milwaukee, Wisconsin that is part of Milwaukee Public Schools.
It serves 297 students
in grades Pre-K - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
Its teachers have had 159 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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94%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Dr George W Carver Academy
$86,763
raised using DonorsChoose
159
projects
funded
44
teachers
funded
560
donors
28
projects
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basic supplies
14
projects for
technology
15
projects for
books
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art supplies
Dr George W Carver Academy has received support from
320 individuals from Wisconsin and
240 individuals out-of-state.