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About this school
Indian Trail High School is
an urban public school
in Kenosha, Wisconsin that is part of Kenosha Unified School District 1.
It serves 2,001 students
in grades 9 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
Its teachers have had 44 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
43%
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 Apr 8, 2026
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Indian Trail High School
$25,720
raised using DonorsChoose
44
projects
funded
22
teachers
funded
171
donors
5
projects
for
basic supplies
11
projects for
technology
7
projects for
books
1
project
for
art supplies
Indian Trail High School has received support from
116 individuals from Wisconsin and
55 individuals out-of-state.
