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New Castle, Delaware - 1 schools
An equity score of 27/100 ranks Charter School of New Castle #31 of 40 districts in Delaware (state average 39). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,720 per pupil, Charter School of New Castle ranks #28 of 42 Delaware districts by per-pupil spending (Delaware districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Charter School of New Castle operates 1 public schools serving 752 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Delaware. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in New Castle County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,720 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 42 Delaware districts by per-pupil spending. See how Delaware compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 27.1% local, 54.8% state, and 18.1% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 27/100, ranked #31 of 40 in Delaware against a state average of 39, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 394:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 26.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 91.5% African American, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 2.4% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Charter School of New Castle, enrolling 788 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Charter School of New Castle accounts for 100.0% of all Charter School of New Castle student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Charter School of New Castle a distant remainder — means Charter School of New Castle-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Charter School of New Castle student-counselor ratio is 394:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Charter School of New Castle chronic absenteeism rate is 26.6% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Charter School of New Castle is typically wider than the Charter School of New Castle-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Charter School of New Castle?
Charter School of New Castle has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 752 students.
How much does Charter School of New Castle spend per student?
Charter School of New Castle spends $14,720 per student. The district has an equity score of 27/100, ranking #31 in Delaware.
What is the demographic composition of Charter School of New Castle?
Charter School of New Castle students are 91.5% African American, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 2.4% White, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Charter School of New Castle?
Charter School of New Castle has an equity score of 27/100, ranking #31 out of 40 districts in Delaware.