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About this school
Hale Junior High School is
an urban public school
in Tulsa, Oklahoma that is part of Tulsa Public Schools.
It serves 531 students
in grades 7 - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
Its teachers have had 101 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
69%
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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Last updated Mar 19, 2026
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Hale Junior High School
$62,208
raised using DonorsChoose
101
projects
funded
53
teachers
funded
229
donors
14
projects
for
basic supplies
13
projects for
technology
5
projects for
books
Hale Junior High School has received support from
93 individuals from Oklahoma and
136 individuals out-of-state.
