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About this school
George Washington High School is
an urban public school
in Denver, Colorado that is part of Denver Public School District 1.
It serves 1,326 students
in grades 9 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 19.2:1.
Its teachers have had 82 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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60%
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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George Washington High School
$56,468
raised using DonorsChoose
82
projects
funded
37
teachers
funded
143
donors
13
projects
for
basic supplies
19
projects for
technology
13
projects for
books
5
projects
for
art supplies
George Washington High School has received support from
94 individuals from Colorado and
49 individuals out-of-state.