Newark Charter School

Newark Charter School, a large combined-grade school in Newark, Delaware, run under Newark Charter School, teaches 3,109 students, covering grades K through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 342% bigger than the state mean of about 703.

Operationally, Newark Charter School answers to Newark Charter School, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

Demographically, Newark Charter School records that 52% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 18% Asian, 15% Black, 8% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with New Castle County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 190 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 11.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for New Castle County put the typical household earns roughly $91,166 per year, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across New Castle County's 129 public schools (combined enrollment of about 78,534 students), Newark Charter School is one campus in the mix.

Cecil Manor Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Newark Charter School.

The campus sits in a residential setting. Newark Charter School is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Newark Charter School has climbed 32%, going from 2,354 students in 2018 to 3,109 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 64% to 52% across the same window.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.