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5810-C KIRKWOOD HWY, WILMINGTON, DE 19808 • NEW CASTLE County
(302) 482-3340

Identity & Institutional Profile

PSS 2023-2024
NCES Private School ID A1990171
Religious Orientation Christian (no specific denomination)
Broad Affiliation Other Religious
School Typology Other religious, not affiliated with any denomination
Grades Offered K-9
Locale Setting Suburb: Large
School Day Length 6.00 hrs/day
County FIPS 10003
Physical Location Address 5810-c Kirkwood HWY
Wilmington, DE 19808-4813

Enrollment & Academic Overview

PSS 2023–2024
Total Students
10
Teachers (FTE)
6.10
Student-Teacher Ratio
1.64:1
School Level
Combined Elementary & Secondary

Student Diversity Distribution

Demographic composition of enrolled students across racial & ethnic backgrounds.

PSS 2023–2024
Black or African American: 80.0% Two or More Races (Multiracial): 20.0%
10 Students
Black or African American 8 est. 80.0%
Two or More Races (Multiracial) 2 est. 20.0%

Student Enrollment by Sex

Enrolled student gender breakdown as reported in NCES PSS survey.

PSS 2023-2024
♂
Male Students
10
100%
♀
Female Students
0
0%

Grade-Level Enrollment Distribution

Distribution of student body across reported grade cohorts.

Total: 6 Students
Kindergarten: 1 (16.7%) 2nd Grade: 2 (33.3%) 3rd Grade: 1 (16.7%) 5th Grade: 2 (33.3%)
6 Students
Kindergarten 1 16.7%
2nd Grade 2 33.3%
3rd Grade 1 16.7%
5th Grade 2 33.3%

Biennial Enrollment & Staffing Trends

NCES PSS Multi-Cycle

Biennial Enrollment Trends (2019-2020 – 2023-2024)

0 25 50 2019-2020: 9 students 9 2019-2020 2021-2022: 4 students 4 -55.6% 2021-2022 2023-2024: 10 students 10 +150% 2023-2024
Survey Cycle Students Teachers (FTE) Student-Teacher Ratio Grades Offered Affiliation / Typology
2023-2024 10 6.1 1.6:1 K-9 Christian (no specific denomination)
2021-2022 4 5.4 0.7:1 K-12 Christian (no specific denomination)
2019-2020 9 6.0 1.5:1 1-10 Christian (no specific denomination)

Local Area Demographics & Housing Comparison (ZIP 19808)

Comparative socio-economic indicators across local, municipal, county, state, and national benchmarks.

Census ACS 5-Year Data
Median Household Income Median Home Value Poverty Rate (%)
Peak Value: $450,000
$0k 0% $113k 5% $225k 10% $338k 15% $450k 20% ZIP 19808 Income: $92,883 $93k ZIP 19808 Home Value: $309,700 $310k ZIP 19808 This ZIP Wilmington Income: $89,823 $90k Wilmington Home Value: $359,030 $359k Wilmington City Average NEW CASTLE County Income: $97,468 $97k NEW CASTLE County Home Value: $358,826 $359k NEW CASTLE County County Average Delaware Income: $86,180 $86k Delaware Home Value: $337,389 $337k Delaware State Average United States Income: $76,308 $76k United States Home Value: $277,906 $278k United States U.S. National ZIP 19808 Poverty Rate: 5.6% 5.6% Wilmington Poverty Rate: 12.2% 12.2% NEW CASTLE County Poverty Rate: 10.1% 10.1% Delaware Poverty Rate: 10.6% 10.6% United States Poverty Rate: 12.4% 12.4%
Geographic Area Median
Household Income		 Median
Home Value		 Poverty
Rate		 Total
Population
ZIP 19808 Current ZIP
$92,883 $309,700 5.6% 38,334
Wilmington (City Average)
$89,823 $359,030 12.2% 219,376
NEW CASTLE County (County Average)
$97,468 $358,826 10.1% 558,476
Delaware (State Average)
$86,180 $337,389 10.6% 974,402
United States (U.S. National)
$76,308 $277,906 12.4% 335,555,510

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