There were 4,910 students enrolled in New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District during the 2023-24 school year, 1.9% more than the previous year’s 4,820 students welcomed, according to the Delaware Open Data.
Of all the students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 51.9% were female, and 48.1% were male.
The most represented ethnicity among the students in the district was Black, comprising 39.3% of the student body.
New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District roughly covers schools within New Castle County and has a main office in Wilmington.
Among the four schools in New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District, Delcastle Technical High School recorded the highest enrollment of 1,668 students in the 2023-24 school year.
In total, there were 150,857 students in Delaware during the 2023-24 school year.
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 Name | Total Enrollment in 2022-23 | Total Enrollment in 2023-24 | % Change From Previous School Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delcastle Technical High School | 1,656 | 1,668 | 0.7% |
| Howard High School of Technology | 900 | 929 | 3.2% |
| Paul M. Hodgson Vocational Technical High School | 1,097 | 1,118 | 1.9% |
| St. Georges Technical High School | 1,168 | 1,198 | 2.6% |
