Walter M Williams High School in Burlington, North Carolina on DonorsChoose

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Walter M Williams High School is an urban public school in Burlington, North Carolina that is part of Alamance-Burlington School System. It serves 1,197 students in grades 9 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 18.1:1. Its teachers have had 17 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades 9 - 12

1,197 Students

66 Teachers

1307 S Church St

Burlington, NC 27215 View local requests

http://wwh.abss.k12.nc.us/

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Walter M Williams High School Demographics

75%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

62%

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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