There were 10,323 students enrolled in Colonial School District during the 2024-25 school year, 2.7% more than the previous year’s 10,048, according to Delaware Open Data.
Of all the students welcomed in the 2024-25 school year, 53.1% were male, and 46.9% were female.
The most represented ethnicity among the students in the district was Black, comprising 46.7% of the student body.
Colonial School District roughly covers schools within New Castle County and has a main office in New Castle.
Among the 14 schools in Colonial School District, William Penn High School recorded the highest enrollment of 2,490 students in the 2024-25 school year.
In total, there were 152,122 students in Delaware during the 2024-25 school year.
According to a WalletHub study, Delaware’s education system was rated the safest in the country and ranked 12th overall. However, the state posted some of the weakest results in reading and overall SAT performance.
| School Name | Total Enrollment in 2023-24 | Total Enrollment in 2024-25 | % Change From Previous School Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin R. McCullough Middle School | 717 | 760 | 6% |
| Carrie Downie Elementary School | 397 | 399 | 0.5% |
| Castle Hills Elementary School | 602 | 624 | 3.7% |
| George Read Middle School | 768 | 793 | 3.3% |
| Gunning Bedford Middle School | 1,022 | 1,017 | -0.5% |
| Harry O. Eisenberg Elementary School | 476 | 545 | 14.5% |
| John G. Leach School | 94 | 117 | 24.5% |
| Kathleen H. Wilbur Elementary School | 1,158 | 1,247 | 7.7% |
| New Castle Elementary School | 470 | 497 | 5.7% |
| Pleasantville Elementary School | 433 | 479 | 10.6% |
| Southern Elementary School | 846 | 864 | 2.1% |
| The Colwyck Center | 391 | 437 | 11.8% |
| William Penn High School | 2,358 | 2,490 | 5.6% |
| Wilmington Manor Elementary School | 414 | 337 | -18.6% |
Information in this article was obtained from Delaware Open Data. The source data can be found here.
