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About this school
Richard Gahr High School is
a suburban public school
in Cerritos, California that is part of ABC Unified School District.
It serves 1,648 students
in grades 9 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 20.1:1.
Its teachers have had 137 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
Supporting this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.
Public School
Title 1
Data about Title 1 status comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education.
Grades 9 - 12
1,648 Students
82 Teachers
11111 Artesia BlvdContact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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87%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Richard Gahr High School
$65,508
raised using DonorsChoose
137
projects
funded
21
teachers
funded
229
donors
29
projects
for
basic supplies
27
projects for
technology
9
projects for
books
16
projects
for
art supplies
Richard Gahr High School has received support from
174 individuals from California and
55 individuals out-of-state.