Hillsboro - Deering Middle School in Hillsboro, New Hampshire on DonorsChoose

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Hillsboro - Deering Middle School is a rural public school in Hillsboro, New Hampshire that is part of School Administrative Unit 34. It serves 230 students in grades 6 - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 9.2:1. Its teachers have had one project funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Grades 6 - 8

230 Students

25 Teachers

6 Hillcat Dr

Hillsboro, NH 03244 View local requests

http://hdms.hdsd.org/pages/hillsboro-deering_middleschool

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Hillsboro - Deering Middle School Demographics

40%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

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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