HOW IT ALL
BEGAN
Before
Edison School District 54JT was established students attended 8
different one-room school houses in the community. These
school houses were: Edison, Victor, Leader, Eastern Star, Monroe,
Signal Rock, Lincoln, and Lewis.
July 1, 1916 the District School
Board voted to combine all eight one-room schools into one school
called Edison. Many of the old school buildings were moved onto the
Edison School grounds and used as homes.
Edison School District 54JT was
originally located in Pueblo County.
In 1947, Cockleburr School along
with Community Center School also joined Edison School.
New school sign made by the Class of 2005.
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May, 1920 Sheds were built at Edison to stable the horses and
park the busses. They paid men to truck kids to school. They had a
fleet of 7 trucks and drivers. If students didn't ride in the trucks
they either drove themselves and some rode their horses.
Enrollment
- In the 1920's there were as many as 193 kids enrolled in
Edison School.
- Edison school was officially opened in 1922 with a 165
students.
- 1970's enrollment dropped to between 20-30
students.
- Co-op with Hanover in 1988 until 1996 and then the
enrollment at the end of the co-op was about 35 kids.
- Edison has continued to experience growth and this year's
enrollment is 96 students.
- In 1980 Edison school decided to change from five days a week to
four (not going on Mondays).
- Although there was a drawback to this, the students went year-round the
decision to go year-round was made in 1982.
- The two schools had talent shows together along with, dances, and
sports. the co-op worked like this, one week Edison high school would go over
to Hanover and the next week Hanover would go to Edison. Middle school would
always go to Hanover and the elementary would not co-op.
