Thomas A. Edison Academy For Career And Technical Education
The Thomas A. Edison Academy for Career & Technical Academy is a four-year comprehensive public high school in Elizabeth, New Jersey, operating as part of the Elizabeth Public Schools. The Thomas A. Edison Academy For Career & Technical Education is the center for vocational and technical education in the city. Williams' Field, which holds the school's football field and outdoor track field, is adjacent to Thomas A. Edison Academy.
Thomas A. Edison High School was built in 1935 and named for the inventor who worked on many of his major contributions to the scientific and commercial world working in New Jersey.
As of the 2010-11 school year, the school had an enrollment of 718 students and 66.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.88:1. There were 560 students (78.0% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 72 (10.0% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.
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