Edgewood Junior Senior High School in Merritt Is., Florida on �ǿմ�ý

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Edgewood Junior Senior High School is a suburban public school in Merritt Is., Florida that is part of Brevard Public Schools. It serves 942 students in grades 7 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 18.1:1. Its teachers have had 37 projects funded on �ǿմ�ý.

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Grades 7 - 12

942 Students

52 Teachers

180 E Merritt Ave

Merritt Is., FL 32953 View local requests

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Edgewood Junior Senior High School Demographics

50%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

22%

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

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