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Edison (thomas A.) Charter School

2200 North Locust Street

Tel: (302)778-1101

Edison (thomas A.) Charter School serves 745 students in grades KG-8.
The student:teacher ratio of 14:1 is equal to the DE average of 14:1.
Minority enrollment is 99% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the state average of 53%.
Edison (thomas A.) Charter School operates within the Edison (thomas A.) Charter School District.

The student population of 745 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The teacher population of 52 teachers has grown by 13% over five years.

The student:teacher ratio of 14:1 has decreased from 16:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.04 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	n/a	4%

Hispanic	1%	15%

Black	98%	31%

White	1%	47%

Hawaiian	n/a	n/a

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.	0.04	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.	99%	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

Edison (thomas A.) Charter School District's student population of 745 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The revenue/student of $13,469 is higher than the state average of $10,798. The district revenue/student has grown by 17% over four years.
The district's spending/student of $11,790 is higher than the state average of $10,466. The district spending/student has grown by 13% over four years.

School District Name	Edison (thomas A.) Charter School District
Number of Schools Managed	1	1
Number of Students Managed	745	933

District Total Revenue	$10 MM	$10 MM

District Spending	$9 MM	$10 MM

District Revenue / Student	$13,469	$10,798

District Spending / Student	$11,790	$10,466

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