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J. D. Dickerson Primary School

800 North St E

Tel: (912)537-3421

J. D. Dickerson Primary School serves 554 students in grades PK-1.
The student:teacher ratio of 17:1 is higher than the GA average of 16:1.
Minority enrollment is 66% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the state average of 58%.
J. D. Dickerson Primary School operates within the Vidalia City School District.

The student population of 554 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The teacher population of 32 teachers has grown by 6% over five years.

The student:teacher ratio of 17:1 has decreased from 19:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.59 is more than the state average of 0.41. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	This School	(GA) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	17:1	16:1

Asian	n/a	4%

Hispanic	9%	14%

Black	54%	37%

White	34%	42%

Hawaiian	n/a	n/a

Two or more races	3%	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.	0.59	0.41

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.	70%	57%

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.	7%	6%

Vidalia City School District's student population of 2,571 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The revenue/student of $8,509 in this district is less than the state average of $10,007. The district revenue/student has declined by 13% over four years.
The district's spending/student of $8,176 is less than the state average of $9,869. The district spending/student has declined by 23% over four years.

School District Name	Vidalia City School District
Number of Schools Managed	4	5
Number of Students Managed	2,571	3,306

District Total Revenue	$23 MM	$33 MM

District Spending	$22 MM	$33 MM

District Revenue / Student	$8,509	$10,007

District Spending / Student	$8,176	$9,869

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