Thomas A Edison Jr-Sr High School
Public high school, grades 6 to 12 · Lake Station, Indiana
Thomas A Edison Jr-Sr High School in Lake Station, Indiana enrolled 595 students in 2024-25 with 32.3 full-time teachers, 18.4 students per teacher against the Indiana high-school median of 14.5. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 5% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Indiana: 38.5%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 85-89% (Indiana: 88.1%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 6%
616 students in 2022-23, 614 students in 2023-24, 595 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 34.3 to 32.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 616 | 34.3 | 17.9 |
| 2023-24 | 614 | 35.3 | 17.4 |
| 2024-25 | 595 | 32.3 | 18.4 |
18.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 84 of every 100 Indiana high schools
Among the 383 Indiana high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.5; the national median for high schools is 14.5. 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).
3 AP courses and one counselor per 650 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Thomas A Edison Jr-Sr High School enrolled 650 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 127 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses3
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 650 of the 650 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions127
- Chronically absent40.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
44.0% of students were Hispanic, 34.3% White, 16.8% Black in 2024-25.
- Hispanic44.0%
- White34.3%
- Black16.8%
- Two or more races4.7%
- Asian0.2%
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.
State test results, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at Thomas A Edison Jr-Sr High School scored proficient or above: 5% in math, against 38.5% in math across Indiana. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Indiana, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Indiana |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 5% | 15% (2021-22) | 38.5% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
85-89% of the 92 students in Thomas A Edison Jr-Sr High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.1% across Indiana. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | Indiana | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 85‑89% | 85‑89% | 88.1% |
| Students in the class | 92 | 92 | 77,216 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
What to look at next about Thomas A Edison Jr-Sr High School
- Gary Middle CollegeThe nearest public high school, 5.0 miles away: 202 students, 17.6 per teacher (2024-25).5.0 mi
- Merrillville High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 7.2 miles away: 2,115 students, 15.3 per teacher (2024-25).7.2 mi
- Compare Thomas A Edison Jr-Sr High School with Gary Middle CollegeStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Lake Station Community Schools spends per student$13,018 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,018
- The largest public schools in IndianaThomas A Edison Jr-Sr High School is the number 179 by size of 389 Indiana high schools open in 2024-25.#179 of 389
- Indiana schools by students per teacher18.4 students per teacher here against the Indiana median of 14.5 for high schools.18.4:1
- 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 Thomas A Edison Jr-Sr High School
How many students attend Thomas A Edison Jr-Sr High School?
595 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 616 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Lake Station, IN.What is the student-teacher ratio at Thomas A Edison Jr-Sr High School?
18.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Indiana median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Thomas A Edison Jr-Sr High School a Title I school?
Thomas A Edison Jr-Sr High School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Thomas A Edison Jr-Sr High School do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Thomas A Edison Jr-Sr High School scored proficient or above: 5% in math, against 38.5% in math across Indiana. Indiana's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at Thomas A Edison Jr-Sr High School?
85-89% of the 92 students in Thomas A Edison Jr-Sr High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.1% across Indiana. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Thomas A Edison Jr-Sr High School in?
Lake Station Community Schools, NCES district ID 1802910. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 180291000380 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
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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.