Penn - Griffin School for the Arts in High Point, North Carolina on DonorsChoose

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About this school

Penn - Griffin School for the Arts is an urban public school in High Point, North Carolina that is part of Guilford County Schools. It serves 534 students in grades 6 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 12.4:1. Its teachers have had 16 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades 6 - 12

534 Students

43 Teachers

825 Washington St

High Point, NC 27260 View local requests

http://penngriffin.gcsnc.com/pages/penn-griffin_school_for_the_ar

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Penn - Griffin School for the Arts Demographics

95%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

74%

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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