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Christina School District

Newark, Delaware · Public School District · Open

Key statistics

12,954
Students enrolled
29
Public schools
1,039
Classroom teachers (FTE)
12.5:1
Students per teacher

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data. School year: 2024-25.

Students

By grade

  • Pre-K 494
  • Kindergarten 994
  • Grade 1 1,002
  • Grade 2 1,033
  • Grade 3 1,122
  • Grade 4 1,054
  • Grade 5 1,013
  • Grade 6 936
  • Grade 7 964
  • Grade 8 1,038
  • Grade 9 942
  • Grade 10 845
  • Grade 11 747
  • Grade 12 770

By race/ethnicity

  • Black or African American 44%
  • Hispanic/Latino 24%
  • White 22%
  • Two or more races 6%
  • Asian 5%
  • American Indian or Alaska Native <1%
  • Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander <1%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (fall membership), school year 2024-25. Race/ethnicity as reported by the state.

Spending and revenue

$34,491 spent per student on day-to-day operations Delaware median: $18,519 per student

Spending per student

  • Instruction $17,320
  • Support services $16,442
  • Other (food service, etc.) $730

Where the money comes from

  • Local 41%
  • State 49%
  • Federal 10%

Total revenue $454.0 milliontotal spending $504.7 million

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, School District Finance Survey (F-33), school year 2023-24. Day-to-day spending is NCES's current expenditures: it leaves out construction, equipment, debt and payments to charter or private schools. Per student is per fall enrollment of that year.

District details

Grades served

PK to 12

Locale (NCES)

Suburb: LargeStudents: 88% suburb, 12% city

Total staff (FTE)

2,194

District office

1899 S. College Ave., Newark DE 19702

County

New Castle County

Official website

NCES District ID

1000200

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About Christina School District

Description provided by the district or community — not part of the NCES dataset.

The Christina School District is Delaware's largest public school system, serving 16,800 students and employing 2,500 people. Our district currently serves the City of Newark and its surrounding suburban areas as well as a portion of the City of Wilmington.
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