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Colonial School District

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Colonial School District is located in north Delaware. Colonial School District has 78.85 square miles of land area and 42.72 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Colonial School District population is 84,178. Colonial School District median household income is $58,883 in 2010-2014. Colonial School District median house value is $204,600 in 2010-2014. On average, Colonial School District is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (15 out of 19, bottom 21%) Elementary/Middle School: (10 out of 16, bottom 38%)* Rank: #10
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	15
Population	84,178 (2010-2014), rank #4
Population Growth	1.77% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	692.45/sq mi, rank #4
Median Household Income:	$58,883 at 2010-2014—0.86% increase since 2005-2009, rank #8
Median House Price:	$204,600 at 2010-2014—0.44% increase since 2005-2009, rank #9
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	78.85 sq mi, rank #11
Water Area:	42.72 sq mi (35.14%), rank #6
State:	Delaware
County:	New Castle County
City:	Wilmington, Newark, Delaware City, Saint Georges, Bear, New Castle, Wilmington Manor, Port Penn, Middletown
Zip:	19801, 19802, 19702, 19713, 19706, 19733, 19701, 19720, 19731, 19709
Area:	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD

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Colonial School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

318 East Basin Rd

New Castle DE, 19720, New Castle County

Phone: 302-323-2700

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	9,848	9,697	9,711	9,925	10,125	10,465	10,430
English Language Learner Students:	791	930	926	955	943	1,007	940
Total Teachers:	603.00	602.00	611.00	618.00	647.00	640.00	667.00
Prekindergarten:	15.00	15.00	14.00	8.00	6.00	6.00	6.00
Kindergarten:	37.00	36.00	39.00	38.00	39.00	37.00	41.00
Elementary:	291.00	293.00	298.00	306.00	323.00	310.00	321.00
Secondary:	260.00	258.00	260.00	266.00	279.00	287.00	299.00
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Total Other Staff:	533.00	521.00	466.00	510.00	587.22	509.20	591.80
Instructional Aides:	79.00	68.00	69.00	70.00	89.00	79.00	88.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	35.00	23.00	27.00	23.00	29.00	40.00	34.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	26.00	25.00	24.00	24.00	26.00	28.00	29.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	11.00	10.00	10.00	10.00	10.00	10.00	10.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	15.00	15.00	14.00	14.00	16.00	18.00	19.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	6.00	10.00	10.00	9.00	10.00	13.00	11.00
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
District Administrators:	30.00	25.00	0.00	26.00	27.00	27.00	27.00
District Administrative Support:	19.00	28.00	1.00	28.00	22.00	23.00	22.00
School Administrators:	31.00	31.00	31.00	32.00	32.00	33.00	32.00
School Administrative Support:	31.00	29.00	28.00	28.00	30.00	32.00	33.00
Student Support Services:	59.00	59.00	60.00	57.00	65.80	68.80	76.80
Other Support Services:	217.00	223.00	216.00	213.00	256.42	165.40	239.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	16.33	16.11	15.89	16.06	15.65	16.35	15.64

Schools

Bedford (Gunning) Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	801 Cox Neck Rd, New Castle DE 19720
Castle Hills Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	502 Moores Ln, New Castle DE 19720
Downie (Carrie) Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	1201 Delaware St, New Castle DE 19720
Eisenberg (Harry O.) Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	27 Landers Ln, New Castle DE 19720
Leach (John G.) School	Prekindergarten to Grade 12	10 Landers Ln, New Castle DE 19720
Mccullough (Calvin R. ) Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	20 Chase Ave, New Castle DE 19720
New Castle Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	903 Delaware St, New Castle DE 19720
Penn (William) High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	713 East Basin Rd, New Castle DE 19720
Pleasantville Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	16 Pleasant St, New Castle DE 19720
Read (George) Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	314 East Basin Rd, New Castle DE 19720
Southern Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	795 Cox Neck Rd, New Castle DE 19720
The Colwyck Center	Prekindergarten to Prekindergarten	12 Landers Ln, New Castle DE 19720
Wilbur (Kathleen H.) Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	4050 Wrangle Hill Rd, Bear DE 19701
Wilmington Manor Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	200 East Roosevelt Ave, New Castle DE 19720

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
DCAS Test
2011	Math	10th Grade	% met std	51.1%	58.7%
2012	Math	10th Grade	% met std	61%	71%
2013	Math	10th Grade	% met std	51.54%	69.24%
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	59.5%	63.4%
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	59%	71%
2013	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	59.08%	73.34%
2011	Science	10th Grade	% met std	29.3%	40.4%
2012	Science	10th Grade	% met std	29%	42%
2013	Science	10th Grade	% met std	30.75%	42.20%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	71.6%	67.1%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	71%	77%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	70.34%	72.90%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	65.2%	62.8%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	68%	76%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	64.81%	70.55%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	72.3%	65.2%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	75%	77%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	70.02%	73.72%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	65.3%	60.5%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	69%	75%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	68.77%	73.62%
2011	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	72.4%	64.4%
2012	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	71%	68%
2013	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	68.97%	68.72%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	72.4%	64.9%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	78%	74%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	71.57%	70.52%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	68%	64.9%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	75%	78%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	73.71%	76.65%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	47.1%	48.8%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	36%	52%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	38.37%	50.33%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	54.8%	57.2%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	68%	67%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	61.59%	65.71%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	54.9%	62.3%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	69%	74%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	67.61%	73.79%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	53.5%	60.5%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	64%	70%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	59.66%	67.11%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	51.3%	59.2%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	63%	71%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	64.04%	71.85%
2011	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	53.5%	55.6%
2012	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	52%	58%
2013	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	58.13%	59.59%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	48.5%	61.7%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	62%	74%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	56.66%	71.31%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	53.4%	61.2%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	64%	74%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	66.02%	72.57%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	44.3%	47.9%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	53%	51%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	54.26%	49.64%
2011	Math	9th Grade	% met std	53.3%	62.1%
2012	Math	9th Grade	% met std	63%	72%
2013	Math	9th Grade	% met std	46.78%	69.35%
2011	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	53.3%	57.8%
2012	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	59%	67%
2013	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	50.15%	66.80%

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School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$133,329,000	$13,730		$130,732,000	$13,172		$143,306,000	$14,154
Federal:	$16,794,000	$1,729	12.6%	$16,497,000	$1,662	12.6%	$16,770,000	$1,656	11.7%
State:	$71,054,000	$7,317	53.3%	$68,795,000	$6,931	52.6%	$81,226,000	$8,022	56.7%
Local:	$45,481,000	$4,683	34.1%	$45,440,000	$4,578	34.8%	$45,310,000	$4,475	31.6%
Total Expenditures:	$137,675,000	$14,177		$136,072,000	$13,710		$147,915,000	$14,609
Total Current Expenditures:	$127,276,000	$13,106		$119,013,000	$11,991		$115,000,000	$11,358
Instructional Expenditures:	$80,900,000	$8,331	63.6%	$74,171,000	$7,473	62.3%	$71,415,000	$7,053	62.1%
Student and Staff Support:	$8,197,000	$844	6.4%	$7,421,000	$748	6.2%	$7,212,000	$712	6.3%
Administration:	$13,670,000	$1,408	10.7%	$14,249,000	$1,436	12.0%	$14,089,000	$1,392	12.3%
Operations, Food, Other:	$24,509,000	$2,524	19.3%	$23,172,000	$2,335	19.5%	$22,284,000	$2,201	19.4%
Total Capital Outlay:	$1,792,000	$185		$8,751,000	$882		$24,283,000	$2,398
Construction:	$1,336,000	$138		$8,352,000	$842		$22,812,000	$2,253
Total Other:	$25,000	$3		$300,000	$30		$29,000	$3
Interest on Debt:	$2,205,000	$227		$2,321,000	$234		$2,321,000	$229

Total Salary:	$72,917,000	$7,509		$69,956,000	$7,048		$66,021,000	$6,521
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$49,157,000	$5,062	67.4%	$47,180,000	$4,754	67.4%	$44,821,000	$4,427	67.9%
Other Salary:	$23,760,000	$2,447	32.6%	$22,776,000	$2,295	32.6%	$21,200,000	$2,094	32.1%
Total Benefit:	$35,066,000	$3,611		$29,777,000	$3,000		$29,321,000	$2,896
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$25,649,000	$2,641	73.1%	$20,497,000	$2,065	68.8%	$20,181,000	$1,993	68.8%
Other Benefit:	$9,417,000	$970	26.9%	$9,280,000	$935	31.2%	$9,140,000	$903	31.2%

* Colonial School District was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.