Delaware School for the Deaf
Newark · DE · Christina School District · Public · K-12 combined
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Meadowood Program → Leach (John G.) School → Brennen School (The) → Douglass School → Talley Middle School → Great Oaks Charter School → Kent County Secondary ILC → Sussex Orthopedic Program →For Parents
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Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
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University of Delaware
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $17,799/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Chronic absenteeism
Why this matters to enrollment: Chronic absence is the most reliable early indicator that a student will leave a school — either by transferring out, dropping out, or matriculating to a charter or private alternative. At this level, today's absentees become next year's enrollment loss and the year-after's revenue loss.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2024 total enrollment.
Counselor capacity
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -4.2%/year, projecting from 2024's 108 students:
A small or specialty program — naive trend math doesn't capture the school's full picture. Read the trend as directional, not predictive.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
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The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meadowood Program Newark |
Public | 2.4 | 71 | -2.7% |
| Leach (John G.) School New Castle |
Public | 7.9 | 64 | — |
| Brennen School (The) Newark |
Public | 0.2 | 103 | -29.5% |
| Douglass School Wilmington |
Public | 8.0 | 82 | — |
| Talley Middle School Wilmington |
Public | 16.1 | 16 | — |
| Great Oaks Charter School Wilmington |
Public · charter | 10.0 | 149 | -25.1% |
| Kent County Secondary ILC Dover |
Public | 36.4 | 68 | +19.3% |
| Sussex Orthopedic Program Seaford |
Public | 70.9 | 24 | — |