Diamond Bar High School in Diamond Bar, California on DonorsChoose

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Diamond Bar High School is a suburban public school in Diamond Bar, California that is part of Walnut Valley Unified School District. It serves 2,532 students in grades 9 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 22.4:1. Its teachers have had 38 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

Public School

Grades 9 - 12

2,532 Students

113 Teachers

21400 Pathfinder Rd

Diamond Bar, CA 91765 View local requests

http://www.wvusd.k12.ca.us

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Diamond Bar High School Demographics

29%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

87%

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

Schools in districts that mainly serve students of color receive substantially less state and local support than similar districts that serve primarily White students. Learn more about this gap, why it exists, and how you can help close it.

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