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Kahuku High & Intermediate School is
a rural public school
in Kahuku, Hawaii that is part of Windward School District.
It serves 1,433 students
in grades 7 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
Its teachers have had 568 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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16%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Kahuku High & Intermediate School
$386,614
raised using DonorsChoose
568
projects
funded
100
teachers
funded
532
donors
82
projects
for
basic supplies
121
projects for
technology
28
projects for
books
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projects
for
art supplies
Kahuku High & Intermediate School has received support from
317 individuals from Hawaii and
215 individuals out-of-state.