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About this school
Huntington Park High School is
a suburban public school
in Huntington Park, California that is part of Los Angeles Unified School District.
It serves 1,431 students
in grades 9 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 22.7:1.
Its teachers have had 111 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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98%
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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Huntington Park High School
$89,686
raised using DonorsChoose
111
projects
funded
30
teachers
funded
450
donors
7
projects
for
basic supplies
9
projects for
technology
5
projects for
books
8
projects
for
art supplies
Huntington Park High School has received support from
306 individuals from California and
144 individuals out-of-state.