Talley Middle School

Talley Middle School operates as a medium-sized middle school in Wilmington, Delaware, run under Brandywine School District. Current enrollment sits at 900 students spanning grades 6 through 12. By comparison, Delaware's public schools average about 655 students each, so Talley Middle School sits 37% above that benchmark.

Within Brandywine School District, which oversees 16 schools and 10,349 students, Talley Middle School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Talley Middle School lists that the largest single group is White at 40%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder is composed of 36% Black, 11% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 6% Asian. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 54%.

In terms of school funding signals, Talley Middle School lists 62 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.5:1. The state averages around 16.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Across the wider county, New Castle County reports 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. In all, New Castle County runs 129 public schools (combined enrollment of about 78,534 students), of which Talley Middle School is one.

The closest other public school is Lancashire Elementary School, roughly 1.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Talley Middle School.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Over the past 7-year window. Talley Middle School's enrollment has expanded 13% since 2018, when it stood at 797 (now 900). Over the same period, the Black share declined from 41% to 36%.

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