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Beacon Middle School

19483 John J. Williams Highway

Tel: (302)645-6288

Beacon Middle School serves 563 students in grades 6-8.
The student:teacher ratio of 14:1 is equal to the DE average of 14:1.
Minority enrollment is 25% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the state average of 53%.
Beacon Middle School operates within the Cape Henlopen School District.

The student:teacher ratio of 14:1 has stayed the same over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.42 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	14:1	14:1

Asian	1%	4%

Hispanic	10%	15%

Black	12%	31%

White	75%	47%

Hawaiian	n/a	n/a

Two or more races	2%	3%

All Ethnic Groups
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.	0.42	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.	31%	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

Cape Henlopen School District's student population of 5,075 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The revenue/student of $20,788 is higher than the state average of $10,798. The district revenue/student has declined by 6% over four years.
The district's spending/student of $19,366 is higher than the state average of $10,466. The district spending/student has declined by 18% over four years.

School District Name	Cape Henlopen School District
Number of Schools Managed	8	1
Number of Students Managed	5,075	933

District Total Revenue	$105 MM	$10 MM

District Spending	$98 MM	$10 MM

District Revenue / Student	$20,788	$10,798

District Spending / Student	$19,366	$10,466

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