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About this school
Mount Dora High School is
a suburban public school
in Mount Dora, Florida that is part of Lake County School District.
It serves 1,500 students
in grades 9 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 27.3:1.
Its teachers have had 13 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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42%
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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Mount Dora High School
$4,851
raised using DonorsChoose
13
projects
funded
10
teachers
funded
27
donors
3
projects
for
basic supplies
3
projects for
technology
1
project for
books
Mount Dora High School has received support from
20 individuals from Florida and
7 individuals out-of-state.
