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Robert Millikan High School

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Robert Millikan High School is an urban public school in Long Beach, California that is part of Long Beach Unified School District. It serves 3,369 students in grades 9 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 24.8:1. Its teachers have had 65 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Grades 9 - 12

3,369 Students

136 Teachers

2800 Snowden Ave

Long Beach, CA 90815 View local requests

https://millikan.lbschools.net/

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Robert Millikan High School Demographics

62%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

64%

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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Robert Millikan High School

$54,490

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projects funded

teachers funded

339

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projects for technology

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Robert Millikan High School has received support from 274 individuals from California and 65 individuals out-of-state.

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