Tigard High School in Tigard, Oregon on DonorsChoose

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About this school

Tigard High School is an urban public school in Tigard, Oregon that is part of Tigard Tualatin Sch Dist 23j. It serves 1,771 students in grades 9 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 19.0:1. Its teachers have had 7 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

Public School

Grades 9 - 12

1,771 Students

93 Teachers

9000 SW Durham Rd

Tigard, OR 97224 View local requests

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Tigard High School Demographics

45%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

34%

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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