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Hoonah School

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Hoonah School is a rural public school in Hoonah, Alaska that is part of Hoonah City School District. It serves 113 students in grades Pre-K - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 22.6:1. Its teachers have had 28 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades Pre-K - 12

113 Students

5 Teachers

366 GARTEENI HWY

Hoonah, AK 99829 View local requests

http://www.hoonahschools.org/

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Hoonah School Demographics

65%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

84%

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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Hoonah School

$38,964

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

172

donors

projects for technology

projects for books

Hoonah School has received support from 38 individuals from Alaska and 134 individuals out-of-state.

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