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About this school
Hempstead High School is
a suburban public school
in Hempstead, New York that is part of Hempstead Union Free Sd.
It serves 1,866 students
in grades 9 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 17.6:1.
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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Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
99%
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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Hempstead High School
$66,464
raised using DonorsChoose
56
projects
funded
23
teachers
funded
206
donors
10
projects
for
basic supplies
7
projects for
technology
3
projects for
books
Hempstead High School has received support from
122 individuals from New York and
84 individuals out-of-state.
