Middle school (grades 6-8) · Greenville, DE

Dupont (Alexis I.) Middle School

Federal NCES profile for Dupont (Alexis I.) Middle School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 39/100.

2024-25 NCES dataMiddle school (grades 6-8)NCES 100130000272
0/100100/10039/100
👥 S:T ratio
46
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
55
📋 Attendance
27
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Dupont (Alexis I.) Middle School earns 39/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Delaware median.

39
Resource Index · Typical
13.4:1
students per teacher
455
students enrolled

Dupont (Alexis I.) Middle School has class sizes near the Delaware median. Computed live against every Delaware school reporting to NCES.

Enrollment

455

Delaware · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

34.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

13.4:1

vs 13.9:1 Delaware avg

-4% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Dupont (Alexis I.) Middle School compares with Delaware and U.S. medians

At or below state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Dupont (Alexis I.) Middle School

Dupont (Alexis I.) Middle School is a mid-sized middle school in Greenville, Delaware, enrolling 455 students.

At 13.4:1, its student-teacher ratio sits close to the Delaware median, within a few percentage points of the 13.9:1 state norm, neither notably crowded nor notably small.

With 455 students, its enrollment sits close to the Delaware median campus size.

Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 222 scored Delaware schools.

Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (46%) and African American (33%) (diversity index 65/100).

Counselor coverage is strong, about 228 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 29.2% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

The surrounding Red Clay Consolidated School District spends $21,267 per pupil, 25% above the Delaware average, a better-resourced district than most.

Discipline events run high: 130 in- and out-of-school suspensions were reported for 455 students in the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.

The federal civil-rights collection also records 9 expulsions at this campus for 2021-22.

Red Clay Consolidated School District also operates Conrad Schools of Science (1,164 students) and Dickinson (John) School (1,027 students) alongside Dupont (Alexis I.) Middle School.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Dupont (Alexis I.) Middle School compares

Dupont (Alexis I.) Middle School on the metrics families compare, against Delaware and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Delaware Delaware avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 13.4:1 ▼ 4% 13.9:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 455 top 60% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

13.4:1
Leaner classes than 63% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
455
Bigger than 56% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
13.4:1
students per teacher - 4% below state mean
Top 45% in Delaware - lower ratio than 55% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
29.2%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$21,267
per pupil, district-wide - above Delaware avg of $16,990
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 228 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
44
in-school suspensions + 86 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 9.7 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 28.6 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 9 expulsions.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 46.2%
African American 33.0%
White 15.6%
Two or More 3.1%
Asian 1.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.2%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 46.2% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 65.2/100

Simpson diversity index - at 65.2, Dupont (Alexis I.) Middle School is more mixed than the Delaware school average of 61.3.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Red Clay Consolidated School District, which includes Dupont (Alexis I.) Middle School.

$21,267
Per student
+25%
vs Delaware
Avg $16,990
+28%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 37.2%
State 48.1%
Federal 14.7%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Dupont (Alexis I.) Middle School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Conrad Schools of Science Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Dickinson (John) School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Calloway (Cab) School of the Arts Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Brandywine Springs School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Mckean (Thomas) High School Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Dupont (Alexis I.) Middle School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Red Clay Consolidated School District · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar middle schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Delaware, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Dupont (Alexis I.) Middle School's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Dupont (Alexis I.) Middle School

How many students attend Dupont (Alexis I.) Middle School?

Dupont (Alexis I.) Middle School has 455 students enrolled. It is a middle school in Greenville, DE.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Dupont (Alexis I.) Middle School?

The student-teacher ratio at Dupont (Alexis I.) Middle School is 13.4:1, which is 4% lower than the Delaware average of 13.9:1 and 15% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Dupont (Alexis I.) Middle School?

The largest demographic group at Dupont (Alexis I.) Middle School is Hispanic or Latino at 46.2% of enrollment, in Greenville, DE. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 65.2/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Dupont (Alexis I.) Middle School?

Dupont (Alexis I.) Middle School has a Resource Investment Index of 39/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

Is Dupont (Alexis I.) Middle School a good school?

Dupont (Alexis I.) Middle School earns 39/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Delaware median. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Red Clay Consolidated School District?

Besides Dupont (Alexis I.) Middle School, Red Clay Consolidated School District also operates Conrad Schools of Science (1,164 students), Dickinson (John) School (1,027 students), and Calloway (Cab) School of the Arts (941 students). See the Red Clay Consolidated School District district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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