Prospect Charter School is a public

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in Prospect,

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Charter status

Prospect applied for charter status, and received a $455,000 Charter Incentive Grant from the

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in December 2008. It began the 2009–2010 school year as a charter school.

Academics

In 2008, 56% of the school's seniors received a

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. Of 16 students, nine graduated, five dropped out, and two were still in high school the following year.

References

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