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About this school
Lanier High School is
an urban public school
in Jackson, Mississippi that is part of Jackson Public School District.
It serves 863 students
in grades 7 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 18.0:1.
Its teachers have had 960 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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99%
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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Last updated May 1, 2026
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Lanier High School
$824,583
raised using DonorsChoose
960
projects
funded
142
teachers
funded
1,047
donors
138
projects
for
basic supplies
232
projects for
technology
44
projects for
books
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projects
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art supplies
Lanier High School has received support from
390 individuals from Mississippi and
657 individuals out-of-state.