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Taft High School
Contact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.
Taft High School is
an urban public school
in Chicago, Illinois that is part of Chicago Public School District 299.
It serves 4,231 students
in 7 - 12
with a student/teacher ratio of 25.8:1.
Its teachers have had 199 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
7 - 12
Grades Served
4,231
Students
164
Teachers
Taft High School
Contact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.
of students receive free or reduced price lunch
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
52%
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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Taft High School Support on DonorsChoose
Last updated Dec 20, 2024
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Taft High School
$135,796
raised using DonorsChoose
199
projects
funded
110
teachers
funded
509
donors
39
projects
for
basic supplies
44
projects for
technology
34
projects for
books
14
projects
for
art supplies
Taft High School has received support from
392 individuals from Illinois and
117 individuals out-of-state.