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Colonial School District, Delaware

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Colonial School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 9,132 (2022-2023)
Schools: 15 (2022-2023)
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Colonial School District is a school district in Delaware (New Castle County). During the 2023 school year, 9,132 students attended one of the district's 15 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

The Colonial School District consists of seven members serving five-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameSeatYear assumed officeYear term ends
Robin CrossanDistrict G20182028
Ronald Handy Sr.District A20182027
Joseph Laws IIIDistrict F2026
Keenan DorseyDistrict E20222026
Christine SmithDistrict B20222025
Christopher Piecuch Sr.District D20202025

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $17,116,000 $1,747 8%
Local: $76,814,000 $7,842 37%
State: $111,609,000 $11,394 54%
Total: $205,539,000 $20,984
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $189,901,000 $19,387
Total Current Expenditures: $176,923,000 $18,062
Instructional Expenditures: $100,316,000 $10,241 53%
Student and Staff Support: $33,649,000 $3,435 18%
Administration: $15,228,000 $1,554 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $27,730,000 $2,831 15%
Total Capital Outlay: $1,686,000 $172
Construction: $1,395,000 $142
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $804,000 $82


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 15 30-34 11 10 <50 15-19 22
2018-2019 25 50-54 19 20 <50 25-29 35
2017-2018 25 55-59 19 22 <50 25-29 34
2016-2017 29 50-54 23 25 <50 30-34 38
2015-2016 31 50-54 25 27 <50 30-34 40
2014-2015 31 60-64 24 31 <50 25-29 39
2013-2014 63 80-84 55 60 >=50 70-74 73
2012-2013 64 80-84 55 64 >=50 70-74 73
2011-2012 69 80-84 62 68 >=50 75-79 77
2010-2011 61 75-79 54 62 40-59 70-74 68

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 30 55-59 27 22 <50 40-44 35
2018-2019 39 55-59 34 36 <50 40-44 49
2017-2018 41 65-69 37 37 <50 35-39 50
2016-2017 45 60-64 40 39 >=50 45-49 53
2015-2016 48 70-74 44 45 >=50 40-44 55
2014-2015 48 75-79 44 43 >=50 40-44 55
2013-2014 66 75-79 62 61 >=50 65-69 73
2012-2013 67 70-74 62 64 >=50 70-74 74
2011-2012 67 75-79 64 61 >=50 65-69 75
2010-2011 60 75-79 56 57 60-79 60-64 65

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 84 >=50 80-84 85-89 PS >=50 75-79
2018-2019 84 >=50 80-84 85-89 PS >=50 75-79
2017-2018 80 >=80 82 75-79 PS >=50 70-74
2016-2017 80 >=80 82 75-79 PS >=50 70-74
2015-2016 73 >=50 73 75-79 PS >=50 65-69
2014-2015 80 >=80 85-89 75-79 PS >=50 70-74
2013-2014 84 >=80 85-89 75-79 PS PS 85-89
2012-2013 71 >=50 70-74 65-69 PS PS 65-69
2011-2012 71 >=80 70-74 60-64 PS PS 65-69
2010-2011 72 >=80 75-79 60-64 PS PS 70-74


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 9,132 -4.4
2021-2022 9,531 -2.8
2020-2021 9,795 -1.3
2019-2020 9,921 0.3
2018-2019 9,889 0.7
2017-2018 9,819 -0.9
2016-2017 9,908 2.8
2015-2016 9,634 -0.8
2014-2015 9,711 -1.4
2013-2014 9,848 1.5
2012-2013 9,697 -0.1
2011-2012 9,711 -2.2
2010-2011 9,925 -2.0
2009-2010 10,125 -3.4
2008-2009 10,465 0.3
2007-2008 10,430 0.7
2006-2007 10,361 -1.1
2005-2006 10,474 0.2
2004-2005 10,454 1.1
2003-2004 10,339 -0.1
2002-2003 10,353 -0.8
2001-2002 10,440 -0.8
2000-2001 10,521 -1.6
1999-2000 10,694 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Colonial School District (%) Delaware K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.4 0.4
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 2.2 4.3
Black 45.4 30.5
Hispanic 21.8 19.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.3 0.2
Two or More Races 4.2 5.2
White 25.8 40.5

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Colonial School District had 651.00 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 14.03.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 22.00
Kindergarten: 25.00
Elementary: 334.00
Secondary: 270.00
Total: 651.00

Colonial School District employed 1.00 district administrators and 37.00 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 1.00
District Administrative Support: 0.00
School Administrators: 37.00
School Administrative Support: 33.00
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 291.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 55.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 32.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 15.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 17.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 3.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 105.00
Other Support Services: 174.59


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Colonial School District operates 15 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Bedford (Gunning) Middle School9366-8
Castle Hills Elementary School492KG-5
Downie (Carrie) Elementary School353KG-5
Eisenberg (Harry O.) Elementary School399KG-5
Leach (John G.) School88PK-12
Mccullough (Calvin R. ) Middle School7056-8
New Castle Elementary School407KG-5
Penn (William) High School2,2399-12
Pleasantville Elementary School379KG-5
Read (George) Middle School6946-8
Southern Elementary School737KG-5
The Colwyck Center177PK-PK
The Wallace Wallin School0UG-UG
Wilbur (Kathleen H.) Elementary1,044KG-5
Wilmington Manor Elementary School482KG-8

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
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