Delaware Public Schools

Delaware is the #52 largest school system in the United States, serving 128,935 students across 218 public schools. There are 20 Blue Ribbon Schools, 3 magnet schools, 19 charter schools, and 12 special education schools. The student ethnicity breakdown in the state is show below:

Student by Ethnicity

(DE) School Average
% American Indian		 n/a
% Asian		 3%
% Hispanic		 12%
% Black		 33%
% White		 50%
Unknown		 2%

Delaware Public Schools by County

County
# High
# Middle
# Elementary
1. Kent County 10 14 27
2. New Castle County 29 28 79
3. Sussex County 14 16 26

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Recent Public School Articles:

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