The Bayard School

The Bayard School is a primary school of mid-tier scale in Wilmington, Delaware, run under Christina School District, works with 571 students in grades 1 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 24% larger than the state mean of about 461.

Christina School District comprises 28 schools with combined enrollment of 12,954 students; The Bayard School is among them.

In terms of who attends, The Bayard School records that Black students make up the majority at 63%. The remainder is composed of 28% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% White. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 26%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.9:1 average.

In the broader community, census data for New Castle County shows median household income runs about $91,166, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. The Bayard School is one of 129 public schools in New Castle County (combined enrollment of about 78,534 students).

The closest other public school is Pulaski Early Education Center, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at The Bayard School has climbed 92%, going from 298 students in 2018 to 571 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment edged down from 33% to 28% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 11.4:1 in 2025.

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