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Delcroft Sch
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Delcroft Sch
Set in Folcroft, Pennsylvania, Delcroft Sch is a moderately sized elementary school, operated by Southeast Delco SD. It works with 554 students across grades K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 25% larger than typical.
Within Southeast Delco SD, which oversees 6 schools and 3,855 students, Delcroft Sch is one campus in the system.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Delcroft Sch lists that Black students make up the majority at 77%. The remainder breaks down as 10% White, 6% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 22% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.
On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 13.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 111% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above Delaware County's rate of about 58%.
In the area at large, community-level numbers for Delaware County indicate the typical household earns roughly $89,546 per year, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Delaware County's 113 public schools (combined enrollment of about 74,663 students), Delcroft Sch is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is Delaware County Technical High School - Folcroft, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.
Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Delcroft Sch has contracted 18%, going from 673 students in 2018 to 554 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment ticked up from 65% to 77% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 13.0:1 in 2025.
On the community side, the feed for Delcroft Sch typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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