Newark High School

Newark High School operates as a mid-tier secondary school in Newark, Delaware, part of Christina School District. Current enrollment sits at 1,039 students spanning grades 9 through 12.

Across the 28 schools in Christina School District (12,954 students total), Newark High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Newark High School reports that the most-represented group is Black (38%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school lists 28% White, 24% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, New Castle County as a whole is about 26% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 68 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.3:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.6:1 average.

Around the school, the surrounding county (New Castle County) shows that median household earnings sit near $91,166, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Newark High School is one of 129 public schools in New Castle County (combined enrollment of about 78,534 students).

Brookside Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Newark High School has edged down 8%, going from 1,131 students in 2018 to 1,039 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 33% to 28% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 15.3:1 today.

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