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Frankfort Middle School is
a rural public school
in Ridgeley, West Virginia that is part of Mineral County School District.
It serves 487 students
in grades 5 - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
Its teachers have had 108 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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1%
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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Frankfort Middle School
$45,217
raised using DonorsChoose
108
projects
funded
12
teachers
funded
147
donors
19
projects
for
basic supplies
13
projects for
technology
21
projects for
books
27
projects
for
art supplies
Frankfort Middle School has received support from
46 individuals from West Virginia and
101 individuals out-of-state.