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Mountain Heritage High School

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Mountain Heritage High School is a rural public school in Burnsville, North Carolina that is part of Yancey County School District. It serves 630 students in grades 9 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 11.7:1. Its teachers have had 43 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades 9 - 12

630 Students

54 Teachers

333 Mountain Heritage Rd

Burnsville, NC 28714 View local requests

http://www.mhhs.yanceync.net/

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Mountain Heritage High School Demographics

63%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

17%

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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Mountain Heritage High School

$25,265

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

149

donors

projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

project for art supplies

Mountain Heritage High School has received support from 105 individuals from North Carolina and 44 individuals out-of-state.

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