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About this school
River Bend Middle School is
a rural public school
in Claremont, North Carolina that is part of Catawba County School District.
It serves 451 students
in grades 7 - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 16.7:1.
Its teachers have had 14 projects funded on Ðǿմ«Ã½.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education.
Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
36%
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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River Bend Middle School
$7,521
raised using Ðǿմ«Ã½
14
projects
funded
7
teachers
funded
45
donors
2
projects for
technology
7
projects for
books
River Bend Middle School has received support from
38 individuals from North Carolina and
7 individuals out-of-state.