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North High School is
an urban public school
in Denver, Colorado that is part of Denver Public School District 1.
It serves 1,653 students
in grades 9 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 23.6:1.
Its teachers have had 522 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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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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North High School
$422,543
raised using DonorsChoose
522
projects
funded
145
teachers
funded
1,636
donors
52
projects
for
basic supplies
66
projects for
technology
126
projects for
books
34
projects
for
art supplies
North High School has received support from
1,006 individuals from Colorado and
630 individuals out-of-state.