Newark Charter School

Newark Charter School is a public school serving multiple grade levels run by Newark Charter School in Newark, Delaware. It enrolls 3,109 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are kindergarten through 12. It has 342% more students than the average for combined schools in Delaware (about 703).

Newark Charter School operates as its own local education agency.

White students are 52% of those enrolled at Newark Charter School. The rest of enrollment is 18% Asian, 15% Black, 8% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. That is in line with New Castle County, where about 54% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 66, compared with 70 nationally.

There are 189.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 16.4:1. The average for combined schools in Delaware, 11.1:1, is lower.

The county, New Castle County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $91,166 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 40%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Counting Newark Charter School, New Castle County has 129 public schools.

Measured in a straight line, Cecil Manor Elementary is about 1.6 miles from Newark Charter School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.

The NCES locale for Newark Charter School is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. Newark Charter School is a charter school, a type of public school that operates under a charter.

Over 4 years, enrollment rose by 673 students, from 2,436 to 3,109. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 16.4:1, from 17.4:1.

This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Newark Charter School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.