Dickinson (John) School

Dickinson (John) School is a reasonably sized secondary school in Wilmington, Delaware, operated by Red Clay Consolidated School District. The school enrolls 1,027 students in grades 6 through 12.

Across the 27 schools in Red Clay Consolidated School District (14,444 students total), Dickinson (John) School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Dickinson (John) School logs that the largest single group is Hispanic at 36%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school lists 34% White, 25% Black, 2% Asian, 2% multiracial. By comparison, New Castle County as a whole is about 12% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 66 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.6:1, putting Dickinson (John) School tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for New Castle County indicate median household income runs about $91,166, about 40% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across New Castle County's 129 public schools (combined enrollment of about 78,534 students), Dickinson (John) School is one campus in the mix.

Heritage Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Dickinson (John) School.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Dickinson (John) School has increased 26%, going from 814 students in 2018 to 1,027 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 27% to 36%. Class-load math has grew: from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 15.6:1 in 2025.

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