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Fossil Ridge High School

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Fossil Ridge High School is an urban public school in Fort Collins, Colorado that is part of Poudre School District. It serves 1,846 students in grades 9 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 18.1:1. Its teachers have had 50 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

Public School

Grades 9 - 12

1,846 Students

102 Teachers

5400 Ziegler Rd

Fort Collins, CO 80528 View local requests

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Kindergarten teacher at PS81 - Robert J. Christen School in Bronx, NY

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Fossil Ridge High School Demographics

32%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

16%

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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Fossil Ridge High School

$41,586

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

donors

projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

projects for art supplies

Fossil Ridge High School has received support from 29 individuals from Colorado and 7 individuals out-of-state.

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