ASPIRA Delaware

ASPIRA Delaware is a K-12 campus of large scale in Newark, Delaware, run under Las Americas Aspira Academy, enrolling 1,471 students in grades K through 12. Compared to the state average of about 703 students per school, that is 109% bigger than typical.

Operationally, ASPIRA Delaware answers to Las Americas Aspira Academy, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

Demographically, ASPIRA Delaware shows that 73% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder consists of 13% Black, 10% White, 2% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 12%.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 86 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.1:1. The state averages around 11.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (New Castle County) shows that median household income runs about $91,166, about 40% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, 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), ASPIRA Delaware is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Shue-Medill Middle School, around 0.7 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a suburban site. ASPIRA Delaware operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Trend over the last 7 years. ASPIRA Delaware's enrollment has edged up 113% since 2018, when it stood at 692 (now 1,471). White enrollment moved from 24% to 10% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 12.8:1 in 2018 to 17.1:1 in 2025.

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