EDISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

EDISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of the mid-sized primary schools in OMAHA, Nebraska, overseen by OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, with 360 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Nebraska's public schools average about 272 students each, so EDISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits 32% larger than that benchmark.

OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS comprises 94 schools with combined enrollment of 52,524 students; EDISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, EDISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that the most-represented group is White (31%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder consists of 29% Black, 15% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, 11% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 69% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, EDISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.0:1 average.

Around the school, census data for Douglas County shows median household earnings sit near $80,391, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. EDISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 207 public schools in Douglas County (combined enrollment of about 98,640 students).

Nearest neighbor: DODGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Over the past 7-year window. EDISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has shrank 32% since 2018, when it stood at 530 (now 360). Black enrollment moved from 40% to 29% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 15.6:1 in 2025.

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