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Public School
Title 1 Data about Title 1 status comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education.
K - 12 Grades Served
490 Students
15 Teachers
8401 S Saginaw Ave Contact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and Ðǿմ«Ã½ updates our site ahead of each school year.
Chicago, IL 60617

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Great Lakes Academy Charter School is an urban public school in Chicago, Illinois that is part of Chicago Public School District 299. It serves 490 students in K - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 32.7:1. Its teachers have had 284 projects funded on Ðǿմ«Ã½.

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Great Lakes Academy Charter School Demographics

87%
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.
Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
99%
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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Great Lakes Academy Charter School

$199,067
raised using Ðǿմ«Ã½
284
projects funded
106
teachers funded
1,200
donors
54
projects for basic supplies
33
projects for technology
50
projects for books
14
projects for art supplies

Great Lakes Academy Charter School has received support from 582 individuals from Illinois and 618 individuals out-of-state.

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