Colonial School District (Delaware)

The Colonial School District is a public school district in New Castle Hundred, Delaware. The district offices are located at 318 East Basin Road, in Wilmington Manor, with a New Castle postal address.[2][3] The superintendent as of 2020 is Dr. Jeffrey Menzer, Ed. D.

Colonial School District
Address
318 East Basin Road
New Castle
, Delaware, 19720
United States
District information
TypePublic
GradesPreK–12[1]
NCES District ID1000230[1]
Students and staff
Students9,795[1]
Teachers685.0 (FTE)[1]
Staff661.98 (FTE)[1]
Student–teacher ratio14.3[1]
Other information
Websitewww.colonialschooldistrict.org

In addition to New Castle and Wilmington Manor it includes Delaware City, Port Penn, St. Georges, portions of Wilmington, and half of Bear.[4] Of the four territorial school districts to serve Wilmington, Colonial is the only one which does not operate schools in the Wilmington city limits.[5]

Schools edit

 
William Penn High School
High schools
Middle schools
  • Calvin R. McCullough Middle School
  • George Read Middle School
  • Gunning Bedford Middle School
Elementary schools
  • Castle Hills Elementary School
  • Carrie Downie Elementary School
  • Colwyck Elementary School
  • Harry O. Eisenberg Elementary School
  • New Castle Elementary School
  • Pleasantville Elementary School
  • Southern Elementary School
  • Wilmington Manor Elementary School
  • Kathleen H. Wilbur Elementary School

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Colonial School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  2. ^ "Home". Colonial School District. Retrieved 2021-06-20. 318 East Basin Road | New Castle, DE 19720 - Compare with maps. Despite the New Castle address it is outside of New Castle.
  3. ^ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Wilmington Manor CDP, DE" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2021-06-20. - Compare with the street address.
  4. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: New Castle County, DE" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
  5. ^ "Additional Detail: City of Wilmington" (PDF). Rodel Foundation of Delaware. November 2015. p. 2/12. Retrieved 2021-07-01.

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