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About this school
Harrison - Morton Middle School is
an urban public school
in Allentown, Pennsylvania that is part of Allentown City School District.
It serves 704 students
in grades 6 - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
Its teachers have had 106 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
86%
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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Harrison - Morton Middle School
$37,751
raised using DonorsChoose
106
projects
funded
33
teachers
funded
372
donors
18
projects
for
basic supplies
9
projects for
technology
22
projects for
books
11
projects
for
art supplies
Harrison - Morton Middle School has received support from
247 individuals from Pennsylvania and
125 individuals out-of-state.