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Mount Vernon High School

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Mount Vernon High School is an urban public school in Mount Vernon, Washington that is part of Mount Vernon School District 320. It serves 1,898 students in grades 9 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 18.2:1. Its teachers have had 122 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Title 1

Grades 9 - 12

1,898 Students

104 Teachers

1075 E Fulton St

Mount Vernon, WA 98273 View local requests

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Mount Vernon High School Demographics

76%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

60%

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

Schools in districts that mainly serve students of color receive substantially less state and local support than similar districts that serve primarily White students. Learn more about this gap, why it exists, and how you can help close it.

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Mount Vernon High School

$72,886

raised using DonorsChoose

122

projects funded

teachers funded

314

donors

projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

projects for art supplies

Mount Vernon High School has received support from 213 individuals from Washington and 101 individuals out-of-state.

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