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Delaware Hits an All-Time High 88.9% Graduation Rate. The 90% Line Is Still 1.1 Points Away.
For the class of 2023, 88.9% of Delaware's public high school students earned a diploma within four years. That is the highest four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate the state has ever recorded, 4....
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. ...
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...
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 42.9% to 76.9% majority-minority districts between 2014-15 and...