Delaware College Preparatory Academy is located in Wilimington, DE and is in Delaware College Preparatory Academy School District. It is a charter school that serves 244 students in grades K-3.
Charter schools are public schools, but differ from traditional public schools in that they are independent and are operated by educators, parents, community leaders, educational entrepreneurs, or others. Funding for charter schools is based on designated local or state educational organizations. Those organizations are responsible for monitoring and assessing the quality and effectiveness of education, but permit the schools to operate outside of the traditional public school education system. See Delaware College Preparatory Academy's test results to learn more about school performance.
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Students
Enrollment (2011)
Total: 244
51%49%
Student Economic Level (2011)
In 2011, Delaware College Preparatory Academy had 70% of students eligible for free or reduced price lunch programs. Delaware had 48% of eligible students for free or reduced price lunch programs. Eligibility for the National School Lunch Program is based on family income levels.
Student Ethnicity (2011)
Black
94%
Hispanic
6%
Delaware College Preparatory Academy District Spending
$7,134Per Pupil
The Delaware College Preparatory Academy spends $7,134 per pupil in current expenditures. The district spends 37% on instruction, 60% on support services, 4% on other elementary and secondary expenditures. More about Delaware College Preparatory Academy District
19:1STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO
In 2011, Delaware College Preparatory Academy had 19 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The Delaware average is 14 students per full-time equivalent teacher.