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About this school
East Mecklenburg Senior High School is
an urban public school
in Charlotte, North Carolina that is part of Charlotte-Mecklenburg School District.
It serves 2,422 students
in grades 9 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 21.2:1.
Its teachers have had 263 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.
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76%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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East Mecklenburg Senior High School
$178,362
raised using Ðǿմ«Ã½
263
projects
funded
120
teachers
funded
846
donors
21
projects
for
basic supplies
17
projects for
technology
11
projects for
books
4
projects
for
art supplies
East Mecklenburg Senior High School has received support from
579 individuals from North Carolina and
267 individuals out-of-state.