Delaware School for the Deaf

Delaware School for the Deaf is one of the micro-enrollment K-12 campuss in Newark, Delaware, part of Christina School District, with 108 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 12. Compared to the state average of about 703 students per school, that is 85% below typical.

Christina School District comprises 28 schools with combined enrollment of 12,954 students; Delaware School for the Deaf is among them.

On demographics, Delaware School for the Deaf logs that the most-represented group is White (34%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 31% Black, 26% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 5% multiracial. By comparison, New Castle County as a whole is about 54% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Delaware School for the Deaf has 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 2.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.1:1 average.

Around the school, community-level numbers for New Castle County indicate median household income runs about $91,166, roughly 40% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Delaware School for the Deaf is one of 129 public schools in New Castle County (combined enrollment of about 78,534 students).

Nearest neighbor: Christina Early Education Center, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 5%: 103 students in 2018 compared to 108 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 41% to 34% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Delaware School for the Deaf community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.