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About this school
Max S Hayes High School is
an urban public school
in Cleveland, Ohio that is part of Cleveland Metropolitan School District.
It serves 590 students
in grades 9 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 10.7:1.
Its teachers have had 326 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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72%
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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Max S Hayes High School
$96,764
raised using DonorsChoose
326
projects
funded
43
teachers
funded
793
donors
52
projects
for
basic supplies
97
projects for
technology
31
projects for
books
26
projects
for
art supplies
Max S Hayes High School has received support from
322 individuals from Ohio and
471 individuals out-of-state.