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Christiana High School

Serves grades 6 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
190 Salem Church Road
Newark, DE 19713
Phone
(302) 631-2400
District
Christina School District
County
NEW CASTLE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1256
Classroom Teachers
86

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Delaware

10

(10 is best)

Better than 96.8% of all DE schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Christiana High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

80 60 40 20 0
75%
33%
77%
37%
73%
29%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

100 80 60 40 20 0
89%
37%
92%
44%
86%
31%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

100 80 60 40 20 0
76%
34%
83%
43%
69%
26%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 11

50 40 30 20 10 0
34%
33%
42%
43%
25%
22%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
15
12
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 102 8.1%
Grade 7 88 7.0%
Grade 8 97 7.7%
Grade 9 307 24.4%
Grade 10 272 21.7%
Grade 11 223 17.8%
Grade 12 167 13.3%
Total 1256 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 33.0% 27.4% 42.8%
Black 42.3% 43.7% 32.1%
Hispanic 15.2% 22.7% 20.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 8.5% 5.6% 4.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.0% 0.6% 0.6%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 178,125 1,018,396
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 2,682.4 518
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.7% 5.4%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.9% 18.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 37.9% 30.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.1% 26.1%
65 OR OLDER 13.4% 19.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 67,790 389,000
Single Parent Households With Children 8.5% 8.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 91.3% 91.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 34.8% 34.5%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 18.1% 20.4%
$100,000 - $149,999 18.5% 18.3%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.6% 14.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.8% 16.3%
$30,000 - $49,999 13.6% 14.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 9.8% 9.5%
$15,000 or less 8.6% 7.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $13,827 $181,024,000 50.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,492 $32,620,000 9.2%
Staff $841 $11,005,000 3.1%
General Administration $237 $3,101,000 0.9%
School Administration $1,077 $14,100,000 4.0%
Operation $2,963 $38,798,000 10.9%
Transportation $1,087 $14,228,000 4.0%
Other $861 $11,274,000 3.2%
Total Support $9,557 $125,126,000 35.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,767 $49,316,000 13.9%
Total Expenditures $27,151 $355,466,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,459 $1,338,163,000 51.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,889 $267,179,000 10.2%
Staff $654 $92,578,000 3.5%
General Administration $169 $23,910,000 0.9%
School Administration $876 $123,958,000 4.7%
Operation $1,704 $241,019,000 9.2%
Transportation $739 $104,529,000 4.0%
Other $600 $84,874,000 3.3%
Total Support $6,631 $938,047,000 35.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,360 $333,874,000 12.8%
Total Expenditures $18,450 $2,610,084,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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