Penn (William) High School (Colonial School District SCH DIST.), Delaware - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Penn (William) High School is a High in New Castle, DE. It currently serves 2077 students (grades 09-12). The school is part of the Colonial School District School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in Colonial School District School District and all schools in Delaware.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School
School Level: High
Number of Students:2077
Number of Teachers: 119
Student/Teacher Ratio: 17.45

Location Info

Location: 713 East Basin Road, New Castle, DE 19720
Mailing Address: 713 East Basin Road, New Castle, DE 19720-4295
Phone: (302)323-2800
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 10 544
Grade 11 444
Grade 12 419
Grade 9 670
Gender/Sex of Penn (William) High School Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 1111 53.49
Female 966 46.51
Race/Ethnicity Demography of Penn (William) High School Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 10 0.48
Asian 30 1.44
Black or African American 986 47.47
Hispanic/Latino 481 23.16
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 6 0.29
Two or more races 67 3.23
White 497 23.93
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 4 0.36
Asian 13 1.17
Black or African American 532 47.89
Hispanic/Latino 251 22.59
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 3 0.27
Two or more races 38 3.42
White 270 24.30
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 6 0.62
Asian 17 1.76
Black or African American 454 47.00
Hispanic/Latino 230 23.81
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 3 0.31
Two or more races 29 3.00
White 227 23.50

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 10 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.18
Asian 8 1.47
Black or African American 262 48.16
Hispanic/Latino 124 22.79
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.18
Two or more races 22 4.04
White 126 23.16
Grade 11 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 3 0.68
Asian 7 1.58
Black or African American 232 52.25
Hispanic/Latino 94 21.17
Two or more races 14 3.15
White 94 21.17
Grade 12 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 2 0.48
Asian 10 2.39
Black or African American 188 44.87
Hispanic/Latino 93 22.20
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 3 0.72
Two or more races 13 3.10
White 110 26.25
Grade 9 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 4 0.60
Asian 5 0.75
Black or African American 304 45.37
Hispanic/Latino 170 25.37
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2 0.30
Two or more races 18 2.69
White 167 24.93