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About this school
Mount Vernon High School is
a suburban public school
in Mount Vernon, New York that is part of Mount Vernon City School District.
It serves 1,034 students
in grades 9 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
Its teachers have had 99 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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94%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Mount Vernon High School
$47,958
raised using DonorsChoose
99
projects
funded
19
teachers
funded
175
donors
20
projects
for
basic supplies
7
projects for
technology
24
projects for
books
3
projects
for
art supplies
Mount Vernon High School has received support from
119 individuals from New York and
56 individuals out-of-state.
