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About this school
Pittsburg High School is
a rural public school
in Pittsburg, Kansas that is part of Pittsburg Unified School District 250.
It serves 1,035 students
in grades 9 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 18.2:1.
Its teachers have had 8 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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25%
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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Pittsburg High School
$7,729
raised using DonorsChoose
8
projects
funded
5
teachers
funded
22
donors
3
projects for
technology
1
project
for
art supplies
Pittsburg High School has received support from
9 individuals from Kansas and
13 individuals out-of-state.
