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James S. Rickards Middle School

6000 Ne 9th Ave

Tel: (754)322-4400

James S. Rickards Middle School serves 991 students in grades 6-8.
The student:teacher ratio of 18:1 is higher than the FL average of 16:1.
Minority enrollment is 75% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the state average of 60%.
James S. Rickards Middle School operates within the Broward School District.

The student:teacher ratio of 18:1 has decreased from 19:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.67 is more than the state average of 0.46. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	This School	(FL) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	18:1	16:1

Asian	1%	3%

Hispanic	45%	31%

Black	27%	23%

White	25%	40%

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.	0.67	0.46

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.	75%	53%

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.	6%	5%

Broward School District's student population of 264,998 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The revenue/student of $9,269 in this district is less than the state average of $12,021. The district revenue/student has declined by 5% over four years.
The district's spending/student of $9,551 is less than the state average of $12,230. The district spending/student has declined by 19% over four years.

School District Name	Broward School District
Number of Schools Managed	346	22
Number of Students Managed	264,998	10,184

District Total Revenue	$2,435 MM	$122 MM

District Spending	$2,509 MM	$125 MM

District Revenue / Student	$9,269	$12,021

District Spending / Student	$9,551	$12,230

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