Indian River
Four Districts, One City, 6,476 Fewer Students
The four districts that share responsibility for educating Wilmington's children lost 6,476 students over the past decade, an 11.0% decline that left them serving 52,641 in 2024-25, down from 59,117. ...
15 Delaware Districts Hit All-Time Highs
Fifteen of 41 Delaware school districts set enrollment records in 2024-25. Only three established districts hit all-time lows. (Two additional charters, ASPIRA Delaware and the Bryan Allen Stevenson S...
Delaware's English Learner Population Has Doubled in a Decade
In Sussex County, where poultry processing plants and agricultural operations line the coastal plain, the Laurel School District enrolled 199 English learners in 2014-15. One in 12 students. A decade ...
Cape Henlopen Grew 45%, and Its Schools Can't Keep Up
Most Delaware superintendents spend their winters worrying about enrollment loss. In Cape Henlopen, the problem is the opposite: where to put everyone.
One in Five Delaware Students Is Now Hispanic
In 2015, about one in six Delaware public school students was Hispanic. By 2025, it was one in five. That shift, from 21,480 to 31,113 students, represents a 44.8% increase and the addition of 9,633 s...
Appoquinimink Adds 3,867 Students and Transforms Along the Way
In a state where most traditional school districts are shrinking, Appoquinimink keeps building schools. The southern New Castle County district added 3,867 students over the past decade, a 39.9% surge...
Delaware Defies National Decline: 150,591 Students and Counting
In a country where most states are watching their school enrollment shrink, Delaware is doing the opposite. The state's public schools enrolled 150,591 students in 2024-25, the highest figure in at le...
Three in Four Delaware Districts Are Now Majority-Minority
A decade ago, fewer than half of Delaware's school districts enrolled a majority of students of color. Today, 30 of 39 do. The shift from 41.2% to 76.9% majority-minority districts between 2014-15 and...