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Dickinson (john) High School

1801 Milltown Road

Tel: (302)992-5500

Dickinson (john) High School serves 702 students in grades 9-12.
The student:teacher ratio of 14:1 is equal to the DE average of 14:1.
Minority enrollment is 65% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the state average of 53%.
Dickinson (john) High School operates within the Red Clay Consolidated School District.
Red Clay Consolidated School District's 62% graduation rate is lower than the DE state average of 71%.

The student:teacher ratio of 14:1 has stayed the same over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.67 is more than the state average of 0.52. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	This School	(DE) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	14:1	14:1

Asian	2%	4%

Hispanic	23%	15%

Black	40%	31%

White	35%	47%

Hawaiian	n/a	n/a

All Ethnic Groups
Diversity Score The chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.67	0.52

Eligible for Free Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	41%	37%

Eligible for Reduced Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	n/a	n/a

Red Clay Consolidated School District's student population of 16,146 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The district's graduation rate of 62% has decreased from 94% over five years.
The revenue/student of $15,621 is higher than the state average of $10,798. The district revenue/student has grown by 9% over four years.
The district's spending/student of $16,379 is higher than the state average of $10,466. The district spending/student has grown by 12% over four years.

School District Name	Red Clay Consolidated School District
Number of Schools Managed	26	1
Number of Students Managed	16,146	933

Graduation Rate	62%	71%

District Total Revenue	$258 MM	$10 MM

District Spending	$271 MM	$10 MM

District Revenue / Student	$15,621	$10,798

District Spending / Student	$16,379	$10,466

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