Great Oaks Charter School

Great Oaks Charter School, a minimally staffed high school in Wilmington, Delaware, overseen by Great Oaks Charter School, serves 149 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 1,068 students per school, that is 86% leaner than typical.

Great Oaks Charter School is the operating authority for Great Oaks Charter School, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

On the student-mix side, Great Oaks Charter School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (87%); the rest reads as 10% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 26%.

Looking at school resources, Great Oaks Charter School lists 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.9:1. The state averages around 16.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for New Castle County put median household income runs about $91,166, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, New Castle County runs 129 public schools (combined enrollment of about 78,534 students), of which Great Oaks Charter School is one.

The closest other public school is Kuumba Academy Charter School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies an inner-city site. As a public charter, Great Oaks Charter School runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Great Oaks Charter School has edged down 67%, going from 448 students in 2018 to 149 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment expanded from 74% to 87% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 24.9:1 in 2018 to 14.9:1 today.

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