Snow Hill Middle School in Snow Hill, Maryland on DonorsChoose

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Snow Hill Middle School is a rural public school in Snow Hill, Maryland that is part of Worcester County Public School District. It serves 404 students in grades 4 - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 9.6:1. Its teachers have had 51 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Grades 4 - 8

404 Students

42 Teachers

522 Coulbourne Ln

Snow Hill, MD 21863 View local requests

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Snow Hill Middle School Demographics

47%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

31%

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

Schools in districts that mainly serve students of color receive substantially less state and local support than similar districts that serve primarily White students. Learn more about this gap, why it exists, and how you can help close it.

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