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DE Regular Public School District 15 Schools

Colonial School District

New Castle, DE 19720 • New Castle County • 15 Operating Schools
(302) 323-2700
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District Administrative Profile

Source: NCES 2024-2025
District Structure Regular Public School District
Grade Span Offered PK-12
Locale Setting Suburb: Large
Supervisory Union None (Independent)
NCES District ID 1000230
State Identifier DE-34
County FIPS 10003
Charter Classification Not a charter district
Operating Schools 15 schools
Central Office Phone (302) 323-2700
Administrative Office Location 318 East Basin Road
New Castle, DE 19720-4214

Geographic Service Area (Counties, Municipalities & ZIPs)

District Public School Enrollment & Staffing Trends

NCES Multi-Year Cohorts
0 5,800 11,600 2020-2021: 9,795 students 9,795 2020-2021 2021-2022: 9,531 students 9,531 -2.7% 2021-2022 2022-2023: 9,132 students 9,132 -4.2% 2022-2023 2023-2024: 8,778 students 8,778 -3.9% 2023-2024 2024-2025: 8,575 students 8,575 -2.3% 2024-2025
School Year Operating Schools Total Students Teachers (FTE) Student/Teacher Ratio Total FRPL
2024-2025 15 8,575 595.0 14.4:1 N/A
2023-2024 15 8,778 609.0 14.4:1 N/A
2022-2023 15 9,132 651.0 14.0:1 N/A
2021-2022 15 9,531 685.0 13.9:1 N/A
2020-2021 15 9,795 685.0 14.3:1 N/A

Schools in this District (15)

Source: NCES 2024-2025

School Name Grades Level Type City Action
Castle Hills Elementary School K-5 Elementary School Regular School New Castle View ›
Downie (Carrie) Elementary School K-5 Elementary School Regular School New Castle View ›
Eisenberg (Harry O.) Elementary School K-5 Elementary School Regular School New Castle View ›
New Castle Elementary School K-5 Elementary School Regular School New Castle View ›
Pleasantville Elementary School K-5 Elementary School Regular School New Castle View ›
Southern Elementary School K-5 Elementary School Regular School New Castle View ›
Wilbur (Kathleen H.) Elementary K-5 Elementary School Regular School Bear View ›
Wilmington Manor Elementary School K-5 Elementary School Regular School New Castle View ›
Penn (William) High School 9-12 High School Regular School New Castle View ›
Bedford (Gunning) Middle School 6-8 Middle School Regular School New Castle View ›
McCullough (Calvin R. ) Middle School 6-8 Middle School Regular School New Castle View ›
Read (George) Middle School 6-8 Middle School Regular School New Castle View ›
Leach (John G.) School PK-12 Other / Combined Special Education School New Castle View ›
The Colwyck Center PK Pre-K Only Regular School New Castle View ›
The Wallace Wallin School Ungraded Ungraded Special Education School New Castle View ›