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Hodgson (Paul M.) Vocational Technical High School, a medium-sized secondary school in Newark, Delaware, operated by New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District, educates 1,104 students, covering grades 9 through 12.
New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 4,812 students; Hodgson (Paul M.) Vocational Technical High School is among them.
Demographically, Hodgson (Paul M.) Vocational Technical High School logs that 45% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest looks like 28% White, 19% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 26%.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 82 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.6:1, putting Hodgson (Paul M.) Vocational Technical High School tighter than the state norm the norm.
Across the wider county, census data for New Castle County shows median household income runs about $91,166, roughly 40% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across New Castle County's 129 public schools (combined enrollment of about 78,534 students), Hodgson (Paul M.) Vocational Technical High School is one campus in the mix.
Keene (William B.) Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.
Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 1,125 students in 2018 compared to 1,104 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 37% to 28%.
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