Brennen School (The)

As a tight-knit multi-level school in Newark, Delaware, Brennen School (The) educates 419 students from grades pre-K through 12, overseen by Christina School District. Enrollment runs roughly 40% smaller than the state mean of about 703.

Christina School District runs 28 schools in total, collectively educating 12,954 students. Brennen School (The) is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Brennen School (The) lists that 45% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest consists of 24% White, 20% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 3% multiracial. By comparison, New Castle County as a whole is about 26% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Brennen School (The) logs 84 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 5.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.1:1 average.

In the broader community, New Castle County reports that median household income runs about $91,166, roughly 40% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, New Castle County runs 129 public schools (combined enrollment of about 78,534 students), of which Brennen School (The) is one.

Smith (Jennie E.) Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Brennen School (The) operates from a residential location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 3%: 433 students in 2018 compared to 419 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 42% to 24% over that span.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.