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Our choir was totally elated to receive the new items. They are also grateful for someone supporting them. Your donations are sincerely appreciated. Your altruistic spirit is truly a blessing to my students. As I continue to expose our students to performing, I constantly repeat my mantra, \"It's a blessing to be a blessing.\" Thank you for your continued support of Donors Choose and teams like ours!\"","fullyFundedDate":1769177094419,"projectUrl":"project/mic-check-testing-1-2-3-4/9984988/","projectTitle":"Mic Check: Testing 1-2-3-4","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Gray","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10397365_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1769086234475","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10397365"},{"teacherId":10239714,"projectId":9797296,"letterContent":"We are totally elated by your generosity. When we began to open our boxes and take pictures of our items, my student-athletes were excited. 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About this school
McKinley High School is
an urban public school
in Baton Rouge, Louisiana that is part of East Baton Rouge Parish Public Schools.
It serves 668 students
in grades 9 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 11.0:1.
Its teachers have had 224 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
94%
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 Apr 30, 2026
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McKinley High School
$165,173
raised using DonorsChoose
224
projects
funded
95
teachers
funded
399
donors
15
projects
for
basic supplies
25
projects for
technology
6
projects for
books
14
projects
for
art supplies
McKinley High School has received support from
217 individuals from Louisiana and
182 individuals out-of-state.