There were 2,286 white students enrolled in Colonial School District during the 2023-24 school year, 3.5% less than the previous year, according to the Delaware Open Data.
Data showed that the district welcomed 10,048 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, white students comprised 22.8% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the district.
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 white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 534 students.
Some schools may not publish detailed enrollment data due to privacy concerns or reporting limitations.
Governor Matt Meyer declared a ‘literacy emergency’ after NAEP scores released in 2024 showed Delaware eighth-graders’ reading proficiency hit a 27-year low. That year, only 41% of eighth-graders were considered proficient in reading, while 49% did not meet the math benchmarks of the national assessment.
Fourth-graders showed slight improvements in both subjects compared to 2023 but still remained below pre-pandemic levels.
| School Year | Total Enrollment | Total White Students | % White Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-15 | 10,914 | 3,361 | 30.8% |
| 2015-16 | 10,843 | 3,260 | 30.1% |
| 2016-17 | 11,074 | 3,177 | 28.7% |
| 2017-18 | 10,900 | 2,956 | 27.1% |
| 2018-19 | 10,901 | 2,925 | 26.8% |
| 2019-20 | 10,971 | 2,900 | 26.4% |
| 2020-21 | 10,565 | 2,759 | 26.1% |
| 2021-22 | 10,745 | 2,622 | 24.4% |
| 2022-23 | 10,149 | 2,370 | 23.4% |
| 2023-24 | 10,048 | 2,286 | 22.8% |