New Castle County: Black or African American students were most represented ethnicity in 2022-23 school year

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By South New Castle News

Jan 21, 2025

Black or African American students made up the most represented ethnic group in New Castle County schools during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Delaware Open Data.

Of the 85,331 students attending New Castle County schools, 36.7% were Black or African American.

White students constituted the second-largest ethnic group in the county, accounting for 32.4% of the student population at the time.

In the previous school year, Black or African American students were also the most common group in New Castle County, representing 37% of the student body.

Jennie E. Smith Elementary School had the most balanced racial distribution in the county, with its student body comprising 28.5% white, 28% Hispanic or Latino, 27.4% Black or African American, 9.5% Asian, and 5.6% multiracial students.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county increased 0.1% when compared to the previous year.

Delaware ranks 19th in the U.S. for public education spending in 2024, with an annual expenditure of over $18,000 per pupil, totaling $2.58 billion.

It’s important to note that discrepancies in the data presented may occur because some information is hidden to comply with state and federal privacy laws. According to the Delaware Department of Education, certain data is redacted and unavailable if restricted by privacy regulations. In these cases, we have relied on the available state end-of-year enrollment data to ensure accuracy within legal guidelines.

Ethnicities in New Castle County in 2022-23 School Year

Students’ Most Prevalent Ethnicity Percentage in New Castle County Schools in 2022-23 School Year

School	Most Prevalent Ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Students
Thomas A. Edison Charter School	Black or African American	97.3%	664
East Side Charter School	Black or African American	93.8%	499
Kuumba Academy Charter School	Black or African American	90.1%	720
Charter School of New Castle	Black or African American	90%	817
Great Oaks Charter School	Black or African American	84.9%	259
The Bancroft School	Black or African American	83.5%	720
Freire Charter School	Black or African American	83.4%	566
Academia Antonia Alonso School	Hispanic or Latino	81.7%	793
David W. Harlan Elementary School	Black or African American	80.2%	400
Warner Elementary School	Black or African American	77%	439
Evan G. Shortlidge Academy	Black or African American	74.4%	493
Stubbs Early Education Center School	Black or African American	72.4%	290
Douglass School	Black or African American	72.2%	255
Las Americas ASPIRA Academy	Hispanic or Latino	71.4%	1,378
Highlands Elementary School	Black or African American	70.2%	305
First State Montessori Academy	White	67.5%	677
Heritage Elementary School	White	66.6%	500
May B. Leasure Elementary School	Black or African American	65.6%	398
Brandywine Springs School	White	64%	976
First State School	Black or African American	63.6%	22
William F. Cooke Jr. Elementary School	White	63.4%	650
The Bayard School	Black or African American	63.1%	677
Gateway Charter School	Black or African American	60.7%	211
Howard High School of Technology	Black or African American	60.1%	900
Stanton Middle School	Hispanic or Latino	57.7%	723
Townsend Elementary School	White	57.7%	440
North Star Elementary School	White	57.5%	626
Lombardy Elementary School	White	55.6%	502
William C. Lewis Dual Language Elementary School	Hispanic or Latino	55.4%	404
Sarah Pyle Academy	Black or African American	54.6%	313
Hanby Elementary School	White	54.1%	601
Newark Charter School	White	53.9%	2,997
Pierre S. duPont Middle School	Black or African American	53.8%	999
Albert H. Jones Elementary School	Black or African American	53.7%	348
Austin D. Baltz Elementary School	Hispanic or Latino	53.1%	561
Skyline Middle School	Black or African American	53.1%	572
Gunning Bedford Middle School	Black or African American	53%	1,041
Conrad Schools of Science	White	52.7%	1,181
Anna P. Mote Elementary School	Hispanic or Latino	52.6%	350
Old State Elementary School	White	52.4%	785
H. B. duPont Middle School	White	52.3%	793
Southern Elementary School	Black or African American	51.6%	825
Spring Meadow Early Childhood Center School	White	50.9%	230
Richardson Park Elementary School	Hispanic or Latino	50.7%	588
New Castle Elementary School	Black or African American	50.3%	483
Brandywine SITE School	Black or African American	50%	28
Forest Oak Elementary School	Hispanic or Latino	50%	506
Lancashire Elementary School	White	49.9%	545
Alfred G. Waters Middle School	White	49.7%	957
Odessa High School	White	49.1%	965
Appoquinimink High School	White	49%	1,568
William Penn High School	Black or African American	49%	2,549
Townsend Early Childhood Center School	White	48.9%	229
Marbrook Elementary School	Hispanic or Latino	48.8%	420
Cantwell Bridge Middle School	White	48.7%	833
Alexis I. duPont Middle School	Hispanic or Latino	48.7%	530
Linden Hill Elementary School	White	48.6%	580
Springer Middle School	White	48.2%	867
Concord High School	White	47.9%	1,086
Cab Calloway School of the Arts	White	47.7%	948
Mount Pleasant High School	Black or African American	47.7%	1,213
Charles W. Bush Pre-School	White	47.6%	288
Forwood Elementary School	White	47.5%	394
William Oberle Elementary School	Hispanic or Latino	47.4%	603
Glasgow High School	Black or African American	47.1%	1,033
Lorewood Grove Elementary School	White	46.9%	813
Calvin R. McCullough Middle School	Black or African American	46.5%	793
Pleasantville Elementary School	Black or African American	46.5%	419
Alexis I. duPont High School	Black or African American	46.4%	769
Harry O. Eisenberg Elementary School	Black or African American	46.2%	448
Kathleen H. Wilbur Elementary School	Black or African American	46%	1,122
William B. Keene Elementary School	Black or African American	45.9%	529
Richey Elementary School	White	45.8%	397
John G. Leach School	Black or African American	45.7%	92
Middletown High School	White	45.7%	1,413
Gauger-Cobbs Middle School	Black or African American	45.5%	913
Carrie Downie Elementary School	Black or African American	44.5%	391
Etta J. Wilson Elementary School	White	44.5%	301
Everett Meredith Middle School	White	44.3%	869
The Colwyck Center School	Black or African American	43.8%	194
MOT Charter School	White	43.4%	1,414
Carrcroft Elementary School	Black or African American	43.2%	511
Castle Hills Elementary School	Black or African American	43.2%	607
George Read Middle School	Black or African American	43.1%	775
St. Georges Technical High School	White	42.9%	1,168
Cedar Lane Elementary School	White	42.8%	631
Cedar Lane Early Childhood Center School	White	42.6%	305
Thomas McKean High School	Hispanic or Latino	42.6%	1,026
Brandywine High School	White	42.4%	1,042
Paul M. Hodgson Vocational Technical High School	Black or African American	42.4%	1,097
Delcastle Technical High School	Hispanic or Latino	42.1%	1,656
The Brennen School	Black or African American	41.6%	161
Olive B. Loss Elementary School	White	41.3%	593
Christiana High School	Black or African American	41%	1,417
Brick Mill Early Childhood Center School	White	40.9%	467
Newark High School	Black or African American	40.9%	1,275
Henry M. Brader Elementary School	Black or African American	40.6%	392
Silver Lake Elementary School	White	40.4%	624
Louis L. Redding Middle School	Black or African American	40.2%	661
Joseph M. McVey Elementary School	Black or African American	40.1%	384
John R. Downes Elementary School	White	39.8%	435
Red Clay Early Years Program School	White	39.8%	467
Maple Lane Elementary School	Black or African American	39.1%	402
Mount Pleasant Elementary School	Black or African American	38.8%	775
Delaware School for the Deaf	White	38.7%	155
George V. Kirk Middle School	Black or African American	38.7%	863
Thurgood Marshall Elementary School	Black or African American	38.7%	641
Talley Middle School	Black or African American	38.4%	901
Appoquinimink PreSchool Center	White	38.2%	204
Wilmington Manor Elementary School	Black or African American	37.7%	541
Odyssey Charter School	White	37.6%	2,270
Shue-Medill Middle School	Black or African American	37.5%	891
Brick Mill Elementary School	Black or African American	37%	470
Bunker Hill Elementary School	White	36.2%	710
Brookside Elementary School	Hispanic or Latino	36%	336
John Dickinson School	White	34.7%	1,189
Robert S. Gallaher Elementary School	Black or African American	34.7%	597
Meadowood Program School	White	34.6%	130
West Park Place Elementary School	White	34.4%	372
Claymont Elementary School	Black or African American and White	33.9%	915
Christina Early Education Center School	Black or African American	33.8%	447
R. Elisabeth MacLary Elementary School	White	33.7%	323
Jennie E. Smith Elementary School	White	28.5%	515