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Shepherd Middle School

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Shepherd Middle School is a rural public school in Shepherd, Montana that is part of Shepherd School District 37. It serves 141 students in grades 7 - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 8.8:1. Its teachers have had 6 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades 7 - 8

141 Students

16 Teachers

7842 Shepherd Rd

Shepherd, MT 59079 View local requests

http://www.shepherd.k12.mt.us

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Shepherd Middle School Demographics

39%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

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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Shepherd Middle School

$2,978

raised using DonorsChoose

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project for technology

projects for books

Shepherd Middle School has received support from 3 individuals from Montana and 3 individuals out-of-state.

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