Delaware County Technical High School - Aston
Aston · PA · Delaware County Technical High School · Public
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Crispus Attucks CS → Belmont CS → STEM at Showalter → Multicultural Academy CS → YouthBuild Phila CS → North Montco Technical Career Center → Renaissance Academy Charter School → Mastery CS-Hardy Williams →How Delaware County Technical High School - Aston compares for families
What families should know about Delaware County Technical High School - Aston.
- ▸ LocallyPA students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+4 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Crispus Attucks CS, Belmont CS, STEM at Showalter and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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🏛️ Federal Title I context
High-poverty school
Title I Schoolwide eligible
≥75% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. These schools qualify for the highest tier of federal Title I funding and typically receive extra wraparound services. Academic outcomes vary widely — check the state assessment + grad-rate tiles.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
🏛️ Your state's public flagship
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
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 $32,875/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.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +22.2%/year, projecting from 2024's 80 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Most similar nearby high schools
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crispus Attucks CS York |
Public · charter | 67.3 | 78 | +16.4% |
| Belmont CS Philadelphia |
Public · charter | 14.4 | 276 | +43.8% |
| STEM at Showalter Chester |
Public | 4.7 | 477 | +28.9% |
| Multicultural Academy CS Philadelphia |
Public · charter | 18.4 | 254 | -2.7% |
| YouthBuild Phila CS Philadelphia |
Public · charter | 17.4 | 271 | +60.4% |
| North Montco Technical Career Center Lansdale |
Public | 25.4 | 32 | — |
| Renaissance Academy Charter School Phoenixville |
Public · charter | 18.3 | 335 | +1.2% |
| Mastery CS-Hardy Williams Philadelphia |
Public · charter | 12.7 | 436 | +8.7% |