Howard High School of Technology

Located at 401 East 12th Street, in Wilmington, Delaware, Howard High School of Technology is an intimate senior high that works with 905 students (grades 9 through 12), part of New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District.

New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 4,812 students. Howard High School of Technology is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Howard High School of Technology reports that 59% of the student body identifies as Black. Other groups include 27% Hispanic, 7% White, 5% 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, On paper, Howard High School of Technology has 58 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.6:1, putting Howard High School of Technology tighter than the state norm the norm.

Zooming out to the county, census data for New Castle County shows median household earnings sit near $91,166, roughly 40% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, New Castle County runs 129 public schools (combined enrollment of about 78,534 students), of which Howard High School of Technology is one.

Nearest neighbor: Stubbs Early Education Center, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Howard High School of Technology.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 7%: 848 students in 2018 compared to 905 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment edged down from 69% to 59% over that span. Class-load math has rose: from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 15.7:1 in 2025.

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