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Colonial School District

New Castle, Delaware · Public School District · Open

Key statistics

8,575
Students enrolled
15
Public schools
595
Classroom teachers (FTE)
14.4:1
Students per teacher

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

Students

By grade

  • Pre-K 228
  • Kindergarten 619
  • Grade 1 695
  • Grade 2 645
  • Grade 3 735
  • Grade 4 660
  • Grade 5 725
  • Grade 6 691
  • Grade 7 689
  • Grade 8 755
  • Grade 9 714
  • Grade 10 477
  • Grade 11 480
  • Grade 12 462

By race/ethnicity

  • Black or African American 46%
  • Hispanic/Latino 24%
  • White 22%
  • Two or more races 5%
  • Asian 2%
  • 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

$23,840 spent per student on day-to-day operations Delaware median: $18,519 per student

Spending per student

  • Instruction $13,252
  • Support services $9,778
  • Other (food service, etc.) $810

Where the money comes from

  • Local 32%
  • State 55%
  • Federal 13%

Total revenue $223.5 milliontotal spending $235.0 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: 82% suburb, 18% rural

Total staff (FTE)

1,320

District office

318 East Basin Road, New Castle DE 19720

County

New Castle County

Official website

NCES District ID

1000230

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About Colonial School District

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

Goal: Our goal is to improve the academic achievement of all students. We strive to Work collaboratively with parents and community members Provide a variety of instructional experiences based on district and state standards
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