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About this school
McMinnville High School is
a town public school
in McMinnville, Oregon that is part of Mcminnville School District 40.
It serves 2,228 students
in grades 9 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 21.4:1.
Its teachers have had 18 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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42%
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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McMinnville High School
$10,302
raised using DonorsChoose
18
projects
funded
9
teachers
funded
34
donors
2
projects
for
basic supplies
2
projects for
technology
3
projects for
books
1
project
for
art supplies
McMinnville High School has received support from
23 individuals from Oregon and
11 individuals out-of-state.
