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Rim Country Middle School

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Rim Country Middle School is a town public school in Payson, Arizona that is part of Payson Unified School District 10. It serves 487 students in grades 6 - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 17.4:1. Its teachers have had 54 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Title 1

Grades 6 - 8

487 Students

28 Teachers

304 S Meadow St

Payson, AZ 85541 View local requests

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Rim Country Middle School Demographics

51%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

32%

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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Rim Country Middle School has received support from 47 individuals from Arizona and 11 individuals out-of-state.

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