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Pioneer High School

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About this school

Pioneer High School is a rural public school in Yorkshire, New York that is part of Yorkshire-pioneer Ctl Sch Dist. It serves 616 students in grades 9 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 9.2:1. Its teachers have had 6 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades 9 - 12

616 Students

67 Teachers

12145 County Line Rd

Yorkshire, NY 14173 View local requests

https://www.pioneerschools.org/o/phs

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Pioneer High School Demographics

74%

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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Pioneer High School

$3,069

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

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project for basic supplies

project for technology

Pioneer High School has received support from 13 individuals from New York and 5 individuals out-of-state.

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