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Ooltewah High School

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Ooltewah High School is an urban public school in Ooltewah, Tennessee that is part of Hamilton County Schools. It serves 1,266 students in grades 9 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 15.6:1. Its teachers have had 17 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

Public School

Grades 9 - 12

1,266 Students

81 Teachers

6123 Mountain View Rd

Ooltewah, TN 37363 View local requests

http://ohs.hcde.org/

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Ooltewah High School Demographics

37%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

37%

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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Ooltewah High School

$10,184

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

103

donors

projects for basic supplies

project for technology

project for art supplies

Ooltewah High School has received support from 80 individuals from Tennessee and 23 individuals out-of-state.

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