Christiana High School

Public high school, grades 6 to 12 · Newark, Delaware

Christiana High School in Newark, Delaware enrolled 1,425 students in 2024-25 with 84.6 full-time teachers, 16.8 students per teacher against the Delaware high-school median of 15.4. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 68% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 56% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Delaware: 42.2% and 30.7%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 77% (Delaware: 88.9%).

Enrollment rose 13% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 2%

1,256 students in 2022-23, 1,340 students in 2023-24, 1,425 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 86.0 to 84.6.

Students enrolled at Christiana High School by school year2022-23: 1,256, 2023-24: 1,340, 2024-25: 1,42505001k1.5k2022-231,2562023-241,3402024-251,425
Students enrolled at Christiana High School by school year2022-23: 1,256, 2023-24: 1,340, 2024-25: 1,42505001k1.5k2022-231,2562023-241,3402024-251,425
Students enrolled at Christiana High School by school year2022-23: 1,256, 2023-24: 1,340, 2024-25: 1,42505001k1.5k2022-231,2562023-241,3402024-251,425
Students enrolled at Christiana High School by school year2022-23: 1,256, 2023-24: 1,340, 2024-25: 1,42505001k1.5k2022-231,2562023-241,3402024-251,425
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,25686.014.6
2023-241,34080.616.6
2024-251,42584.616.8

16.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 57 of every 100 Delaware high schools

Among the 40 Delaware high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.4; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Delaware high schools, 2024-2540 values from 9.2 to 24.3; Christiana High School 16.8; state median 15.4.510152025students per full-time teacherChristiana High School 16.8state median 15.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Delaware high schools, 2024-2540 values from 9.2 to 24.3; Christiana High School 16.8; state median 15.4.510152025students per full-time teacherChristiana High School 16.8state median 15.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Delaware high schools, 2024-2540 values from 9.2 to 24.3; Christiana High School 16.8; state median 15.4.510152025students per full-time teacherChristiana High School 16.8state median 15.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Delaware high schools, 2024-2540 values from 9.2 to 24.3; Christiana High School 16.8; state median 15.4.510152025students per full-time teacherChristiana High School 16.8state median 15.4U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

6 AP courses and one counselor per 292 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Christiana High School enrolled 1,167 students and had 4.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 182 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses6
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)4.0, one per 292 of the 1,167 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions182
  • Chronically absent17.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

43.4% of students were Black, 25.6% White, 16.6% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. Black43.4%
  2. White25.6%
  3. Hispanic16.6%
  4. Asian7.1%
  5. Two or more races6.6%
  6. Pacific Islander0.6%
  7. American Indian0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Christiana High School scored proficient or above: 68% in reading in 2021-22 and 56% in math in 2022-23, against 42.2% in reading in 2021-22 and 30.7% in math in 2022-23 across Delaware. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Delaware, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtDelaware
Reading and language arts, 2021-2268%35%42.2%
Math, 2022-2356%24% (2021-22)30.7%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

77% of the 253 students in Christiana High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.9% across Delaware. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtDelaware
Four-year graduation rate77%73%88.9%
Students in the class25382910,914

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Newark

4 public high schools in Newark report 2024-25 enrollment; Christiana High School is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Christiana High School1,42516.8not reported
Hodgson (Paul M.) Vocational Technical High School1,10413.5not reported
Newark High School1,03915.3not reported
Glasgow High School90817.8not reported

All public schools in Newark →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Christiana High School

  1. Newark High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 2.5 miles away: 1,039 students, 15.3 per teacher (2024-25).2.5 mi
  2. Glasgow High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 3.5 miles away: 908 students, 17.8 per teacher (2024-25).3.5 mi
  3. Compare Christiana High School with Newark High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Christina School District spends per student$33,954 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$33,954
  5. The largest public schools in DelawareChristiana High School is the number 8 by size of 41 Delaware high schools open in 2024-25.#8 of 41
  6. Delaware schools by students per teacher16.8 students per teacher here against the Delaware median of 15.4 for high schools.16.8:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Christiana High School

  1. How many students attend Christiana High School?
    1,425 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,256 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Newark, DE.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Christiana High School?
    16.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Delaware median for high schools is 15.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Christiana High School a Title I school?
    Christiana High School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Christiana High School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Christiana High School scored proficient or above: 68% in reading in 2021-22 and 56% in math in 2022-23, against 42.2% in reading in 2021-22 and 30.7% in math in 2022-23 across Delaware. Delaware's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Christiana High School?
    77% of the 253 students in Christiana High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.9% across Delaware. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Christiana High School in?
    Christina School District, NCES district ID 1000200. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 100020000240 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22