There were seven Hawaiian students enrolled in New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District during the 2023-24 school year, 16.7% more than the previous year, according to the Delaware Open Data.
Data showed that the district welcomed 4,910 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Hawaiian students comprised 0.1% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the district.
New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District roughly covers schools within New Castle County and has a main office in Wilmington.
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 Hawaiian Students | % Hawaiian Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-15 | 4,662 | 11 | 0.2% |
| 2015-16 | 4,734 | 9 | 0.2% |
| 2016-17 | 4,742 | 8 | 0.2% |
| 2017-18 | 4,765 | 0 | 0% |
| 2018-19 | 4,763 | 0 | 0% |
| 2019-20 | 4,724 | 5 | 0.1% |
| 2020-21 | 4,738 | 6 | 0.1% |
| 2021-22 | 4,799 | 5 | 0.1% |
| 2022-23 | 4,820 | 6 | 0.1% |
| 2023-24 | 4,910 | 7 | 0.1% |
