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

Dupont (H.B.) Middle School

Federal NCES profile for Dupont (H.B.) Middle School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 41/100.

2024-25 NCES dataMiddle school (grades 6-8)NCES 100130000269
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👥 S:T ratio
36
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
49
📋 Attendance
49
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Dupont (H.B.) Middle School earns 41/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 78% of Delaware schools.

#3 of 3
public schools in Hockessin · Resource Index
41
Resource Index · Typical
15.9:1
large classes for Delaware
764
students enrolled

Dupont (H.B.) Middle School has class sizes larger than 78% of Delaware schools. Computed live against every Delaware school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Dupont (H.B.) Middle School ranks #3 of 3 public schools in Hockessin, DE.

School address

Hockessin, DE 19707
District: Red Clay Consolidated School District · Delaware

NCES ID 100130000269 Verify on NCES CCD record →

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-7 students YoY

Dupont (H.B.) Middle School held near 747 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-7 headcount).

Teacher FTE lost 48.0 → 46.0 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

-7 students YoY 100130000269 · Hockessin, DE Middle · MID · TRAD

764 enr · 15.9:1 · RII 41

Nearest enrollment peer: Conrad Schools of Science (1,164 students)

Dupont (H.B.) Middle School held near 747 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-7 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 48.0 → 46.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Delaware schools → · Find another →

Dupont (H.B.) Middle School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Dupont (H.B.) Middle School reports 764 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Dupont (H.B.) Middle School compares

Dupont (H.B.) Middle School held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Delaware and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Delaware Delaware avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 15.9:1 ▲ 14% 13.9:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 764 top 26% - -

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

15.9:1
Leaner classes than 39% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
764
Bigger than 84% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
15.9:1
students per teacher - 14% above state mean
Top 78% in Delaware - lower ratio than 22% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
20.5%
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
$22,094
per pupil, district-wide - above Delaware avg of $18,304
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors3.0 FTE
Per 255 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
39
in-school suspensions + 56 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 5.1 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 12.4 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 52.2%
Hispanic or Latino 19.0%
African American 15.1%
Asian 7.9%
Two or More 5.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.1%

Largest group: White at 52.2% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 66.0/100

Simpson diversity index - at 66.0, Dupont (H.B.) Middle School is more mixed than the Delaware school average of 61.3.

Programs

District finance for Red Clay Consolidated School District reports $22,094 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Dupont (H.B.) 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 Similar S:T ratio
Calloway (Cab) School of the Arts Similar size No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Brandywine Springs School Similar size No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Mckean (Thomas) High School Similar size No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Dupont (H.B.) 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

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Nationwide middle schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Similar enrollment (~764 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~15.9:1)

Frequently asked questions about Dupont (H.B.) Middle School

How many students attend Dupont (H.B.) Middle School?

Dupont (H.B.) Middle School has 764 students enrolled. It is a middle school in Hockessin, DE. CCD year-over-year: 754 (2022-23) → 747 (2023-24), nearly flat (-7).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Dupont (H.B.) Middle School?

The student-teacher ratio at Dupont (H.B.) Middle School is 15.9:1, which is 14% higher than the Delaware average of 13.9:1 and 1% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Dupont (H.B.) Middle School?

The largest demographic group at Dupont (H.B.) Middle School is White at 52.2% of enrollment, in Hockessin, DE. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 66.0/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Dupont (H.B.) Middle School?

Dupont (H.B.) Middle School has a Resource Investment Index of 41/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Dupont (H.B.) Middle School rank among public schools in Hockessin?

By Resource Investment Index, Dupont (H.B.) Middle School ranks #3 of 3 public schools in Hockessin, DE. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking.

What other schools are in Red Clay Consolidated School District?

Besides Dupont (H.B.) 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.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 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.

All federal data sources used on this page

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

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