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About this school
Dr John D Horn High School is
a rural public school
in Mesquite, Texas that is part of Mesquite Independent School District.
It serves 2,874 students
in grades 9 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 19.6:1.
Its teachers have had 28 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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90%
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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Dr John D Horn High School
$19,864
raised using DonorsChoose
28
projects
funded
18
teachers
funded
86
donors
4
projects
for
basic supplies
4
projects for
technology
2
projects for
books
3
projects
for
art supplies
Dr John D Horn High School has received support from
61 individuals from Texas and
25 individuals out-of-state.