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About this school
Wheaton Senior High School is
a suburban public school
in Silver Spring, Maryland that is part of Montgomery County Public Schools.
It serves 2,794 students
in grades 9 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 23.3:1.
Its teachers have had 56 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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86%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Wheaton Senior High School
$32,879
raised using DonorsChoose
56
projects
funded
13
teachers
funded
164
donors
9
projects
for
basic supplies
8
projects for
technology
15
projects for
books
Wheaton Senior High School has received support from
109 individuals from Maryland and
55 individuals out-of-state.
