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Bancroft Elementary School

700 North Lombard Street

Tel: (302)429-4102

Bancroft Elementary School serves 401 students in grades PK-5.
The student:teacher ratio of 10:1 is lower than the DE average of 14:1.
Minority enrollment is 100% of the student body (majority American Indian and Asian), which is more than the state average of 53%.
Bancroft Elementary School operates within the Christina School District.

The student:teacher ratio of 10:1 has decreased from 12:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.32 is less than the state average of 0.52. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	This School	(DE) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	10:1	14:1

Asian	n/a	4%

Hispanic	n/a	15%

Black	n/a	31%

White	n/a	47%

Hawaiian	n/a	n/a

Two or more races	n/a	3%

Diversity Score The chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.32	0.52

Eligible for Free Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	80%	37%

Eligible for Reduced Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	n/a	n/a

Christina School District's student population of 16,244 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The revenue/student of $17,700 is higher than the state average of $10,798. The district revenue/student has grown by 23% over four years.
The district's spending/student of $19,432 is higher than the state average of $10,466. The district spending/student has grown by 15% over four years.

School District Name	Christina School District
Number of Schools Managed	30	1
Number of Students Managed	16,244	933

District Total Revenue	$289 MM	$10 MM

District Spending	$317 MM	$10 MM

District Revenue / Student	$17,700	$10,798

District Spending / Student	$19,432	$10,466

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