Providence Creek Academy Charter School

Set in Clayton, Delaware, Providence Creek Academy Charter School is a sprawling primary school, run under Providence Creek Academy Charter School. It enrolls 769 students across grades K through 8. That puts it 67% above the typical public school in Delaware, which averages around 461 students.

Providence Creek Academy Charter School is the operating authority for Providence Creek Academy Charter School, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

On demographics, Providence Creek Academy Charter School shows that 46% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder comes out to 38% Black, 11% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. By comparison, Kent County as a whole is about 58% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Providence Creek Academy Charter School logs 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.7:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Kent County shows median household earnings sit near $74,477, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Providence Creek Academy Charter School is one of 55 public schools in Kent County (combined enrollment of about 31,256 students).

First State Military Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a small-town site. As a public charter, Providence Creek Academy Charter School runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Providence Creek Academy Charter School has expanded 11%, going from 690 students in 2018 to 769 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 61% to 46% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 15.7:1 in 2025.

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