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The smiles on my students faces are priceless. The fidgets, snacks, and materials are surely helping our students come along.\r\n The students have expressed their gratitude many times, it's heartwarming. Their favorites of course are the weighted plushys and the snacks!! My favorite is the Copy Paper and Glue Sticks. \r\nThe importance of having a happy classroom is unexplainable. You all made it happen. We thank you again for supporting ALL OF US!! You all are so appreciated.","fullyFundedDate":1764883350082,"projectUrl":"project/paying-it-forward/9894837/","projectTitle":"Paying It Forward!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Wendy","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10038924_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1762988225980","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10038924"},{"teacherId":6969091,"projectId":9557470,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for funding this project! 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About this school
Live Oak High School is
a suburban public school
in Morgan Hill, California that is part of Morgan Hill Unified School District.
It serves 1,045 students
in grades 9 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 20.1:1.
Its teachers have had 159 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
1,045 Students
52 Teachers
1505 E Main AveContact 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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71%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Live Oak High School Support on DonorsChoose
Last updated Jul 29, 2026
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Live Oak High School
$123,583
raised using DonorsChoose
159
projects
funded
24
teachers
funded
177
donors
25
projects
for
basic supplies
74
projects for
technology
11
projects for
books
6
projects
for
art supplies
Live Oak High School has received support from
129 individuals from California and
48 individuals out-of-state.