Edison Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 1 · Gainesville, Texas
Edison Elementary in Gainesville, Texas enrolled 630 students in 2024-25 with 34.7 full-time teachers, 18.2 students per teacher against the Texas elementary-school median of 14.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 7%
683 students in 2022-23, 618 students in 2023-24, 630 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 37.4 to 34.7.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 683 | 37.4 | 18.3 |
| 2023-24 | 618 | 39.1 | 15.8 |
| 2024-25 | 630 | 34.7 | 18.2 |
18.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 92 of every 100 Texas elementary schools
Among the 4,584 Texas elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.8; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 712 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Edison Elementary enrolled 712 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 712 of the 712 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent19.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
64.8% of students were Hispanic, 22.2% White, 8.1% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Hispanic64.8%
- White22.2%
- Two or more races8.1%
- Black4.1%
- Asian0.5%
- Pacific Islander0.3%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Elementary schools in Gainesville
5 public elementary schools in Gainesville report 2024-25 enrollment; Edison Elementary is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| W E Chalmers Elementary | 703 | 18.2 | 70.0% |
| Edison Elementary | 630 | 18.2 | 76.5% |
| Callisburg Elementary | 531 | 14.4 | 39.7% |
| Walnut Bend Elementary | 73 | 11.1 | 63.0% |
| Sivells Bend Elementary | 62 | 8.3 | 48.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Edison Elementary
- W E Chalmers ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.1 miles away: 703 students, 18.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
- Lindsay ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 6.1 miles away: 268 students, 12.5 per teacher (2024-25).6.1 mi
- Compare Edison Elementary with W E Chalmers ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Gainesville ISD spends per student$11,478 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,478
- The largest public schools in TexasEdison Elementary is the number 1,350 by size of 4,615 Texas elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,350 of 4,615
- Texas schools by students per teacher18.2 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.8 for elementary schools.18.2:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Edison Elementary
How many students attend Edison Elementary?
630 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 683 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Gainesville, TX.What is the student-teacher ratio at Edison Elementary?
18.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Texas median for elementary schools is 14.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Edison Elementary a Title I school?
Edison Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Edison Elementary in?
Gainesville ISD, NCES district ID 4820220. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 482022001973 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.