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About this school
Wrightson Ridge School is
a rural public school
in Sahuarita, Arizona that is part of Sahuarita Unified School District.
It serves 826 students
in grades K - 8.
Its teachers have had 71 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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69%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.
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Wrightson Ridge School
$48,763
raised using DonorsChoose
71
projects
funded
31
teachers
funded
79
donors
7
projects
for
basic supplies
16
projects for
technology
14
projects for
books
8
projects
for
art supplies
Wrightson Ridge School has received support from
52 individuals from Arizona and
27 individuals out-of-state.
