Edison Junior-Senior High School

Edison Junior-Senior High School, a tiny senior high in YODER, Colorado, one of the schools within Edison Joint District No. 54 of the counties of El Paso and, hosts 21 students, covering grades 6 through 12. By comparison, Colorado's public schools average about 627 students each, so Edison Junior-Senior High School sits 97% below that benchmark.

Edison Joint District No. 54 of the counties of El Paso and runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 56 students. Edison Junior-Senior High School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Edison Junior-Senior High School reports that White students make up the majority at 76%. Other groups include 19% Hispanic, 5% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, Edison Junior-Senior High School logs 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 4.6:1. The state averages around 16.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 33% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, El Paso County runs at roughly 42%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for El Paso County put median household income runs about $90,363, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Edison Junior-Senior High School is one of 245 public schools in El Paso County (combined enrollment of about 114,356 students).

The closest other public school is Edison Elementary School, roughly 0.0 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Over the past 7-year window. Edison Junior-Senior High School's enrollment has declined 72% since 2018, when it stood at 75 (now 21). White enrollment moved from 89% to 76% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 10.4:1 in 2018 to 4.6:1 today.

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