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Junior High School 234 Arthur W Cunningham is
an urban public school
in Brooklyn, New York that is part of New York City Dept Of Ed.
It serves 1,445 students
in grades 6 - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
Its teachers have had 319 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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Junior High School 234 Arthur W Cunningham Demographics
80%
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
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Junior High School 234 Arthur W Cunningham
$301,246
raised using DonorsChoose
319
projects
funded
72
teachers
funded
612
donors
26
projects
for
basic supplies
38
projects for
technology
13
projects for
books
8
projects
for
art supplies
Junior High School 234 Arthur W Cunningham has received support from
336 individuals from New York and
276 individuals out-of-state.