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Hospital Homebound School is
a public school
in Orlando, Florida that is part of Orange County Public Schools.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
70%
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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Last updated Dec 4, 2025
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Hospital Homebound School
$2,256
raised using DonorsChoose
7
projects
funded
1
teacher
funded
14
donors
2
projects for
technology
3
projects for
books
Hospital Homebound School has received support from
12 individuals from Florida and
2 individuals out-of-state.