Enrollment
21
Combined
DISTRICT 70 · STATE 703
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RED CLAY CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 100130000116
First State School
501 West 14th Street, Wilmington, DE 19899 · (302) 320-5848 · New Castle County
GRADES 01–11COMBINED13-CITYALTERNATIVE EDUCATION SCHOOL21 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
3.5:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 7.2:1 · STATE 11.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 1 | 5% |
| Grade 2 | 1 | 5% |
| Grade 3 | 1 | 5% |
| Grade 5 | 2 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 2 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 3 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 1 | 5% |
| Grade 9 | 1 | 5% |
| Grade 10 | 5 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 4 | 19% |
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
BeatsExpectations
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Where First State School ranks
Among K-12 schoolsRanked against other public K-12 schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
21
+1 (+5%) vs 2020
+24% since 2010-11, when it was 17
Student : Teacher
3.5:1
was 5.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 21 | 6 | 3.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 18 | 6 | 3.0:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 18 | 5 | 3.6:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 20 | 4 | 5.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 25 | 3 | 8.3:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 24 | 4 | 6.0:1 | 63% (15) |
| 2010-11 | 17 | 2 | 8.5:1 | 18% (3) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for First State School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (25 to 21); teachers up 100% (3 to 6).
About First State School
First State School runs as a small combined-grade school in Wilmington, Delaware. It educates 21 students in grades 1 through 11. The typical figure for combined schools in Delaware is about 703 students.
Red Clay Consolidated School District runs First State School along with 26 other schools, enrolling 14,444 students in total.
At 62%, Black students outnumber all other groups at First State School combined. Smaller groups are 14% White, 14% multiracial, and 10% Hispanic. County-wide, 26% of New Castle County residents are Black.
Dividing enrollment by its 6 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 3.5:1. Among combined schools in Delaware, the typical ratio is 11.1:1.
New Castle County has about 577,961 residents, and median household income is about $91,166, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 40% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Federal data list 129 public schools in New Castle County, with a combined enrollment of about 78,534.
The nearest public school is Freire Charter School, at about 0.2 miles. First State School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
Locale: City: Small. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
First State School saw enrollment rise 5% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The number of students per teacher fell from 5.0 to 3.5 over 4 years.
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New Castle County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
577,961
Census ACS
Median income
$91,166
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
129
78,534 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Red Clay Consolidated School District
- Conrad Schools of ScienceHigh · 1,164 students
- Dickinson (John) SchoolHigh · 1,027 students
- Brandywine Springs SchoolElementary · 941 students
- Calloway (Cab) School of the ArtsHigh · 941 students
- McKean (Thomas) High SchoolHigh · 920 students
- duPont (H.B.) Middle SchoolMiddle · 764 students
Other schools in Wilmington
- Odyssey Charter SchoolCombined · 2,286 students
- Delcastle Technical High SchoolHigh · 1,605 students
- Conrad Schools of ScienceHigh · 1,164 students
- Mount Pleasant High SchoolHigh · 1,084 students
- Dickinson (John) SchoolHigh · 1,027 students
- Concord High SchoolHigh · 994 students
Nearby schools
- Freire Charter School0.2 mi · 406
- Shortlidge (Evan G.) Academy0.3 mi · 340
- Kuumba Academy Charter School0.4 mi · 594
- Great Oaks Charter School0.4 mi · 149
- Lewis (William C.) Dual Language Elementary School0.5 mi · 347
- Warner Elementary School0.5 mi · 395
Frequently asked questions
About First State SchoolHow large is First State School?
First State School enrolls approximately 21 students in grades 01-11.
What grades does First State School serve?
First State School serves grades 01-11.
What is the student-teacher ratio at First State School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at First State School is approximately 3.5:1 (6 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at First State School?
At First State School, the student body is approximately 14% White, 10% Hispanic, 62% Black, 14% Two or more.
Who oversees First State School?
First State School is overseen by Red Clay Consolidated School District in New Castle County.
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