duPont (H.B.) Middle School

duPont (H.B.) Middle School is one of the average-sized intermediate schools in Hockessin, Delaware, one of the schools within Red Clay Consolidated School District, with 764 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8.

Red Clay Consolidated School District runs 27 schools in total, collectively educating 14,444 students. duPont (H.B.) Middle School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, duPont (H.B.) Middle School shows that the most-represented group is White (52%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest is composed of 19% Hispanic, 15% Black, 8% Asian, 5% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.6:1. The state averages about 16.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (New Castle County) logs that median household earnings sit near $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 (H.B.) Middle School is one campus in the mix.

William F. Cooke Jr. Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Five-year trend. duPont (H.B.) Middle School's enrollment has ticked down 6% since 2018, when it stood at 812 (now 764). The White share of enrollment rose from 45% to 52% over that span.

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