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Whitehaven High School

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Whitehaven High School is an urban public school in Memphis, Tennessee that is part of Memphis-Shelby County Schools. It serves 1,587 students in grades 9 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 18.5:1. Its teachers have had 110 projects funded on �ǿմ�ý.

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Title 1

Grades 9 - 12

1,587 Students

86 Teachers

4851 Elvis Presley Blvd

Memphis, TN 38116 View local requests

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Whitehaven High School Demographics

77%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

94%

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

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