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About this school
Kemper County Middle and High School is
a rural public school
in De Kalb, Mississippi that is part of Kemper County School District.
It serves 263 students
in grades 9 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 7.1:1.
Its teachers have had 82 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
Supporting this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.
Public School
Title 1
Data about Title 1 status comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education.
Grades 9 - 12
263 Students
37 Teachers
200 Martin Luther King Jr StContact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.
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93%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Kemper County Middle and High School
$41,244
raised using DonorsChoose
82
projects
funded
25
teachers
funded
45
donors
8
projects
for
basic supplies
10
projects for
technology
2
projects for
books
3
projects
for
art supplies
Kemper County Middle and High School has received support from
5 individuals from Mississippi and
40 individuals out-of-state.