Evergreen High School in Evergreen, Colorado on DonorsChoose

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Evergreen High School is a town public school in Evergreen, Colorado that is part of Jefferson County School District R-1. It serves 909 students in grades 9 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 16.5:1. Its teachers have had 28 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

Public School

Grades 9 - 12

909 Students

55 Teachers

29300 Buffalo Park Rd

Evergreen, CO 80439 View local requests

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Evergreen High School Demographics

33%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

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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