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| School Level |
High school |
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| Grades Offered |
Grades 8 - 12 |
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| County |
New Castle County, DE |
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| Total Students |
1562 students |
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| % Male / % Female |
52% /
48% |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
96 teachers |
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| Students by Grade |
| Grade 8 - 38 students | | Grade 9 - 536 students | | Grade 10 - 447 students | | Grade 11 - 279 students | | Grade 12 - 262 students |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio |
1:16 |
1:16 |
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| Students by Ethnicity |
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| % American Indian |
n/a |
n/a |
| % Asian |
4% |
2% |
| % Hispanic |
9% |
6% |
| % Black |
51% |
30% |
| % White |
36% |
59% |
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| Additional Student Information |
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| % Eligible for Free Lunch |
30% |
22% |
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| % Eligible for Reduced Lunch |
5% |
4% |
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| % Migrant Students Enrolled |
n/a |
n/a |
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| School District Name |
Christina School District |
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| Number of Schools Managed |
30 |
7 |
| Number of Students Managed |
19,232 students |
3,740 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$265,711,000 |
$38,482,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$294,637,000 |
$37,716,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$13,816 |
$10,289 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$15,320 |
$10,084 |
| District Graduation Rates |
64% |
92% |
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- Christiana High School is a public high school in Newark, Delaware. The school has been awarded Blue Ribbon School status.
- History
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Founded in 1963, Christiana High School is one of three high schools in the Christina School District (the other two being Newark High School and Glasgow High School). It is located on the outskirts of Newark, Delaware. It is within close proximity to the University of Delaware.
- Curriculum
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Starting in the 2005/2006 school year, students are required to take four credits each of English, science or history, and math. The only core credit requirement not changed is social studies, where a total of three credits are still required.
- Like all other high school students in Delaware, Christiana High School students are required to have 1.5 credits of Phys. ed. /Health. Two years of a foreign language (French or Spanish) are required, and so is one year worth of computer literacy. Miscellaneous requirements for graduation include a senior research project and one credit of community service.
- Christiana High School helps students try to specialize in their future profession by having them follow a career pathway. Students are required to take at least three credits worth of a specific area of study. For example, students wishing to focus on agriculture in the future should take at least three of the thirteen agriscience classes offered. Christiana High School was also ranked 31 out of a total 33 Delaware High Schools For Academics.
- AP Classes include English, physics, psychology, calculus, world history, environmental science, biology, and chemistry.
- In 2004, Christiana High School and other high schools in the same district created “learning communities” for freshmen. This concept helps freshmen adjust from middle school to high school. Freshmen are split up into groups that are led by four core subject teachers, a concept reminiscent of middle school. However, the freshmen also have four more classes that are outside the small groups. This mixture of middle and high school allows the freshmen to become used to the new lifestyle by the time they are sophomores. In addition to the “learning communities”, Christiana High School has also been defined as being a “Culinary and Hotel Management Institute” by the district. This is due to the high number of business and culinary classes present in the school. Classes include culinary arts, hotel management, business, financial record-keeping, JDEG (Jobs for Delaware Graduates), etc.
- During May 2007, the Music Department led by Mr. Jeffrey Dombchik and Mrs. Wendy Dobroski attended the "All American Music Festival" in Florida, they're trip included the Parade Band Marching through MGM Studios and the concert band performing in front of three judges, the chorus and show choir also performed in front of judges. Ashley Inman received a specialty award for best drum major. During the entire trip, they stayed for a total of five days, traveled to and from via charter bus and visited: Blizzard Beach, MGM Studios, Planet Hollywood, Magic Kingdom, and Universal Studios. Each student received a medal and trophies are now in the possession of the schools.
- Students
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As of the 2005 school year, there were approximately 1,500 students in Christiana High School. There are a little over a hundred students who have made Christiana High School their choice school. This allows these students to live outside of the district yet still attend Christiana High School. There is also a 8% Drop out rate among students (2009)
- Faculty
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There are 106 instructors who are a part of the school staff, or approximately 16 students per teacher. A sizable minority of the staff (30%) has more than twenty years of teaching experience.
- Extra-curricular activities
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Sports - Boys
- Cross-Country (2008 Cross Country District Champions, 5th at State Cross Country Championships
- Baseball (Varsity, Junior Varsity, freshman)
- Basketball (Varsity, Junior Varsity, freshman) state champs
- Football (Varsity, Junior Varsity, freshman)
- Golf
- Hockey (club)
- Indoor Track (First in 2009 State Championship, third in 2005 state championship)
- Soccer
- Swimming
- Outdoor Track (First in 2009 County Championships, First in 2009 State Championship, Second in 2009 Conference Championship, first in 2005 county championships, third in division for 2005 state championships)
- Wrestling
- Sports - Girls
- Cheerleading (2006 Delaware State Champions in Super Large Varsity Competition) state champs
- Lacrosse
- Cross-Country
- Basketball (Varsity, Junior Varsity, Freshman)
- Field Hockey
- Hockey (club)
- Indoor Track
- Soccer
- Swimming
- Track and Field
- Volleyball (Varsity, Junior Varsity, Freshmen)
- Clubs, Organizations
- Business Professionals of America
- Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA)
- Future Farmers of America (won the most events of any school in the 2005 Delaware FFA contest)*Largest FFA membership in the State
- International Club
- Manga Club
- National Honor Society
- Spanish Club
- Student Government
- Technology Student Association (TSA)
- Viking Voice Newspaper
- Music
- Concert band
- Band
- Drum line
- Girls Chorus
- Mixed chorus
- Piano
- Viking Singers
- External links
- Official Christiana High School website
- 2004-05 Delaware School Profile
- Source: Wikipedia; it is used under the GNU Free Documentation License. You may redistribute it, verbatim or modified, providing that you comply with the terms of the GFDL.
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| About This Zip Code (19713) |
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| Population (Approximate) |
31,259 people |
766,119 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree |
29% |
30% |
| Population Average Age |
33 years old
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35 years old |
| Average Household size |
2.5 persons
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2.5 persons |
| Median Household Income |
$49,910
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$48,657 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household |
5.8 rooms |
6.0 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure |
38 years old |
38 years old |
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| % Owning / % Renting |
64% / 36% |
70% / 30% |
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