duPont (Alexis I.) High School

duPont (Alexis I.) High School is one of the cozy secondary schools in Wilmington, Delaware, run under Red Clay Consolidated School District, with 550 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 1,068 students per school, that is 49% leaner than typical.

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

Looking at the student body, duPont (Alexis I.) High School lists that 45% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest consists of 40% Hispanic, 12% White, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 26% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, duPont (Alexis I.) High School lists 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.6:1 average.

In the area at large, census data for New Castle County shows 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), duPont (Alexis I.) High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: duPont (Alexis I.) Middle School, around 1.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

duPont (Alexis I.) High School operates from an outer-ring location.

Over the past 7-year window. duPont (Alexis I.) High School's enrollment has edged down 45% since 2018, when it stood at 999 (now 550). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 30% to 12% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.