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About this school
Forest Park Senior High School 406 is
an urban public school
in Gwynn Oak, Maryland that is part of Baltimore City Public School District.
It serves 1,024 students
in grades 9 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 28.4:1.
Its teachers have had 342 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
97%
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 5, 2025
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Forest Park Senior High School 406
$130,577
raised using DonorsChoose
342
projects
funded
97
teachers
funded
872
donors
33
projects
for
basic supplies
35
projects for
technology
19
projects for
books
15
projects
for
art supplies
Forest Park Senior High School 406 has received support from
417 individuals from Maryland and
455 individuals out-of-state.